Field Visit
Date 25 September 2002
Event ID 612870
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612870
Standing figure of William Wallace in a canopied niche. Wallace wears chain mail armour and a tabard and cloak. He holds a large shield, decorated with a Saltire, in front of him, and a sword.
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : On bronze plaque within archway:
MEMORIAL TO WALLACE / ERECTED BY / THE CORPORATION OF EDINBURGH / UNDER CAPTAIN HUGH REID'S BEQUEST / UNVEILED 28TH MAY 1929 / THE Rt. Hon. SIR ALEXANDER STEVENSON / LORD PROVOST
Signatures : On base below statue :
A. Carrick RSA / Sc. 1928
McDonald & [Cresswick?] Founders Ltd
Unveiling details : 28 May 1929
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0487)
