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Interior detail of stair newel in No.3 Rothesay Terrace
C 43418
Description Interior detail of stair newel in No.3 Rothesay Terrace
Date 1994
Catalogue Number C 43418
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 689481
Scope and Content Detail of griffin stair newel on the staircase, No 3 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh This carving is situated on the stairs of a house which was built in 1876, and reconstructed in 1883 to designs by architect Arthur George Sydney Mitchell (1856-1930). It once belonged to John Ritchie Findlay, proprietor of 'The Scotsman' newspaper. This photograph shows a carved walnut griffin newel-post on the staircase. It sits with its claws neatly lined up, its forked tail curled around its haunches and its wings furled. Its bared teeth and watchful eyes give it a defensive character. The griffin is a mythical beast which is part eagle and part lion. It is more commonly shown with an eagle's head. In heraldry it symbolises watchfulness and courage, and in Christian imagery the divine (bird) and human (animal) aspects of Christ. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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