Trinity Network
~ Edinburgh ~
A Voice for a Forgotten Building
The Trinity Network is a voice for the Trinity Apse, a precious remnant of Edinburgh’s medieval past. The Apse is all that remains of the Trinity Collegiate Church, once the most sophisticated and beautiful example of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Our mission is to find this unique building a future that is appropriate for its cultural and historical significance.
If you would like to join us and be kept up-to-date with news and events please email the Trinity Network asking to be added to our mailing list.
Jill Harrison
Founder of the Trinity Network
Jill is a social art historian and Lecturer and Honorary Research Associate with the Open University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Since being introduced to the Trinity Altarpiece she has moved her allegiance from early Italian art to the rich cultural relations between Scotland and Flanders in the fifteenth century. She loves working with fellow explorers and has founded two research networks, the Trinity Network and the Adornes Network (which focuses on the remarkable Anselm Adornes). Jill has recently stepped back from lecturing to focus on research projects but continues to give talks to interest groups and life-long learners.
Bryony Coombs FSAScot FRHistS
Trinity Network member
Bryony is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Her first monograph, Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance: Scotland, France and National Identity c.1420-1550 (EUP 2024) was shortlisted for the Berger Prize (2025) and received recognition for Exemplary Scholarship from the Historians of British Art (2026). She joined the Trinity Network in 2020, co-organising symposia and events in the Trinity Apse. She recently contributed 2 chapters to the forthcoming book, Reviving the Trinity: Networks and Materialities in Scotland and Europe, 1400 -1560- and co-edited a recent book on Anselm Adornes and Scoto-Flemish connections: Anselm Adornes, Travel, Trade, Cultural Exchange, and Intellectual Networks in Scotland, Bruges, and Jerusalem (2026) with Jill Harrison and Guiovanna Guidicini. She is currently writing her second monograph, Scotland on Parchment: Illuminated Manuscripts in Late-Medieval Scotland also under contract with EUP.
Hetty Lancaster
Trinity Network member
An Edinburgh resident for over 30 years, Hetty works as a freelance heritage professional specialising in Edinburgh and providing walks, talks, research and more. With a degree in Social and Architectural History, she has been fascinated by the Trinity Stones story since volunteering at the Museum of Edinburgh as a student, and is especially interested in Edinburgh's built environment and how to preserve it for future generations. She joined the Trinity Network in 2026 after co-curating an exhibition about the Trinity Stones with Jill Harrison. A trustee of the Old Edinburgh Club since 2023, Hetty and enjoys raising awareness in and sharing knowledge about all things Edinburgh history related.
