Heute jedenfalls ist es ein Museum und vermittelt einen guten Eindruck, über mittelalterliche Architektur von normalen Wohnhäusern und die Alterationen, die diese Gebäude im Laufe der Zeit erfahren. Besonders sind hier die reicht mit Schnitzereien verzierten Holzpaneele und die Deckenmalereien, die aus dem Jahr 1840 stammen, und so gar nicht christlich erscheinen.
Des weiteren wird das Museum sowohl dem vermeintlichen als auch wirklichen Bewohner gerecht und berichtet sowohl über das Leben von John Knox, als auch über das von James Mossman.
Und als Gimmick gibt es eine frühe Version des Sicherheitsschlosses zu sehen.
The John Knox House is a historic building, probably built after 1490 and often mistaken as the house of John Knox, the reformer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox). But it isn’t. It once belonged a Walter Reidpath and it was inherits by his grandson, who finally bequeathed to his daughter Mariota Arres. Said Mariota married a goldsmith James Mossman, you was loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots and made coins during the besiege of the castle. After the defeat of the supporters of the catholic Queen Mary he was charged with counterfeiting and hanged for that and his property was forfeit. So, it’s more than unlikely that a fervent advocate of the calvinist reformation lived in the house of a true and loyal subject of the catholic Queen Mary, which he fought against most time of his life. John Knox lived a bit more down the street at Warriston Close. The museum hands over a pamphlet in which is mentioned, that John Knox stayed here in a short period during the besiege of the Castle and later died in the house. Anyway. Or maybe not. The fact, that the house is associated with John Knox, may have prevented the house from been torn down. It’s strategic that good located, that there is no way to improve the traffic on the main street. A nightmare for every city planner.
Today now it’s a museum and gives a good insight of the architecture of late medieval age living houses and the way they changes it during the centuries. Special is here the wooden gallery with rich carving work and the hand painted ceiling from the year 1840, which is a bit far away from Christian subject.
Furthermore it pays tribute to the putative and the real resident, and tells a lot about the life of John Knox and of James Mossman as well.
And as a gimmick they show the early version of the safety lock.
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