page_title: Humbie Parish Church
section_title: Architecture and design
hierarchical_section_title: Humbie Parish Church / Architecture and design
caption_attribution_description: English: East window, designed by Douglas Strachan
context_page_description: Humbie Parish Church is a church in the small village of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland, and is a linked charge which joins the parishes of Bolton & Saltoun, Yester and Humbie.
  The church lies to the north of the main village, set apart at the bottom of a small valley.
context_section_description: The present building dates to 1800.  The original church was typically 'T' shaped, and south-facing. Alterations were made in 1866 by David Bryce, and in 1932 a chancel was added. At this time the church interior was re-orientated to match liturgical east with geographical east.
  In 1950 the original plain-glass east window was replaced with a design by Douglas Strachan, illustrating scenes from the life of King David.  Strachan is notable for designing the glass for the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
  The church is surrounded by an ancient graveyard, still in use today, and described as resassuring a place to be buried as you could wish for...deep in the woods with the burn [river] besides.  Some of the still legible gravestones show dates from as early as the 17th century.
  In the churchyard is a small building, known as the Broun Aisle, which was built by a local family as their personal burial space in 1864.  The Broun family were originally buried inside the church itself, but as a plaque on the building states, this aisle was erected in lieu of the burial place within the church, which, in deference to the parishioners' feelings, has now closed.  The aisle itself is now closed, and is used for storage.
caption: East window, designed by Douglas Strachan
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