Art worshipping

Despite living around the corner for a while, I hadn’t been into the Ingleby Gallery before, or to give it its proper name, the Glasite Meeting House. It’s a category A listed former place of worship of the small Scottish religious sect known as the Glasites. Apparently, the principle tenet of their belief was that the Word of the Lord was as written in the scriptures, therefore the building was never consecrated as there is no mention of such in the bible. Similarly, weddings, funerals and baptisms had no place, psalms were sung, but never hymns, and there was no superfluous decoration or art of any kind. These days it’s a stunning place to exhibit art and I enjoyed a nosy around.

Either side of my visit there had been some coaching work then some food purchasing.