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Field Visit
Date 21 July 1999
Event ID 612514
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612514
Three-panel relief of sheet metal depicting a central burning building flanked by five firemen and a hose on the left, and two firemen and a hose on the right.
The images are made with cut-out forms.
The fire station was built by the Department of Architecture Services, Lothian Regional Council.
Service representatives, in consultation with the architects, discussed the concept of a sculptured relief. A competition was arranged with the assistance of the head of the Sculpture Department of Edinburgh College of Art. 'Firemen at Work' was the theme, the relief was not to exceed six feet by six feet, and the budget was £2000. Six students from the College entered the competition, which was treated as a design project by the College. The winner was David Roxburgh, a third year art student who was also studying art history at Edinburgh University. (1)
The relief shows firemen at work, as specified in the design brief.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Design period : 1985-1986
Year of unveiling : 1986
Unveiling details : Building opened 18 April 1986 by Rt Hon. Malcolm Rifkind Q.C., M.P.
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0164)
