Photo Gallery - London The service in St Bartholomew's all photographs copyright © Walk For Wallace except where indicated
No-one who was present at this commemorative service will ever forget it. This church was nearly 200 years old when Wallace was butchered in front of it, and was one of the last sights he saw. The interior is breathtakingly beautiful, and was an entirely appropriate place to hold the 700th anniversary commemoration.
The service commenced with hymns, and a rendering of "Flower of Scotland" by Ronnie Browne. Speeches were made by Dr Fiona Watson, Alex Salmond, and David R. Ross. The coffin was opened for tributes to be placed in it by those present, while the London Gaelic Choir sang. It was then closed, and Ted Christopher sang "I'm coming Home". Following a prayer, the coffin was then piped out of the church to commence the procession to the London Welsh Centre, the evening venue.
 The gate to St Bartholomew's, looking out to Smithfield copyright © Morris Allan
 The door of St Bartholomew's, from the gate copyright © Morris Allan
 The guests start to make their way in
 Inside the church
 Inside the church
 Inside the church
 The coffin in the side chapel
 The Honour Guard make ready
 The coffin leaves the side chapel
 The coffin carried up the aisle
 The coffin is rested in the church as the ministers look on
 Ronnie Browne
 Ronnie Browne leads the singing of 'Flower of Scotland'
 Ronnie Browne
 Alex Salmond speaks copyright © Eddie Tait
 David makes his speech copyright © Donald McGillivray
 The coffin is prepared to receive the tributes
 The opened coffin
 The coffin ready to receive the tributes
 The queue to place tributes in the coffin
 The queue to place tributes in the coffin copyright © Eddie Tait
 People placing their tributes in the coffin
 Watching as the tributes are placed
 The coffin is closed again
 The London Gaelic Choir singing copyright © Eddie Tait
 The coffin before removal
 The coffin before removal copyright © Donald McGillivray
 Preparing to leave
 The coffin leaves the church
 The coffin is piped out of the church copyright © Eddie Tait
 The coffin is piped out of the church
 Preparing to leave St Bartholomew's
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