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Field Visit
Date 24 September 1999
Event ID 612966
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612966
Railings facing the Canongate, decorated with two depictions of the accountant James Balfour: by day, seated at a desk on which is a ledger and three bags of money. In his right hand he holds a quill. The other portrait shows the other side of the man: as Jamie Balfour he is shown dancing, with a mug of ale in his right hand and his mouth open.
Lower railings are decorated with a thistle and a rose.
Above the inscription on the plaque is a relief of the section of the Canongate referred to.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : Above seated accountant: JAS. BALFOUR ACCOUNTANT
Below dancing man: JAMIE BALFOUR
On plaque: JENNY . HA'S . CHANGE . HOUSE / ON . THIS . SITE . STOOD . A WELL . KNOWN . TAVERN / WHICH . WAS . THE . RENDEZVOUS . OF . THE . POETS / GAY . &. ALLAN . RAMSAY . AND . OTHER . CONGENIAL / SPIRITS . OF . THE . PERIOD
Signatures : None
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0549)
