Detail of pediment
SC 460216
Description Detail of pediment
Date 1/1967
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 460216
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of ED 2251
Scope and Content Royal Bank of Scotland Building, 14 George Street, Edinburgh Detail of pediment The former Royal Bank of Scotland Building, originally the head office of the Commercial Bank, was designed by David Rhind, and opened in 1847. It stands on the site of James Craig's Physicians' Hall of 1776. The pedimental sculpture, modelled by James Wyatt of London and carved by A Handyside Ritchie, has a central figure, Caledonia, flanked by Prudence, Agriculture, Commerce, Enterprise, Mechanical Science and Learning. The sculpture group of figures formerly appeared on the banknotes of the Commercial Bank. The bank, which was founded in 1810, has since disappeared in a merger with the Royal Bank Group. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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