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Pedimented doorway
SC 394841
Description Pedimented doorway
Date c. 1890
Collection Papers of John Fleming, custom agent, bonded warehouse-keeper, antiquarian and photographer, Glasgow
Catalogue Number SC 394841
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of F 2153
Scope and Content Stair-tower entrance, Number 4 Bank Street, Inverkeithing, Fife Number 4 Bank Street was built in 1617 for John Thomson. The house bears two inscriptions, one over the entrance to the stair-tower, and one above the central window of the main block. The inscription on the triangular pediment over the stair-tower entrance comes from Psalm 137: EXCEPT THE LORD BVLD THE HOVS THEY LABOUR IN VAINE THAT BVILD IT. A merchant's mark is just visible above the stone shield. In old inscriptions: depending on its position the letter 'V' often stands for 'U'; and the spelling is usually very different from modern practice. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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