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Field Visit
Date 9 July 2003
Event ID 613056
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613056
Pedimented commemorative plaque with three-masted sailing ship pointing left in the tympanum, motto on ribbon in frieze and inscription between pilasters.
The sailing-ship and inscription are emblems of Leith.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : On ribbon below pediment, incised letters: PERSEVERE
On rectangular plaque below, incised letters: THIS ADDITION TO LEITH ACADEMY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE / CONSISTING OF / A FULLY EQUIPPED GYMNASIUM / AND / WORKSHOPS, FITTED TO MEET THE RQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL TRADES, / WAS OPENED FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK IN SEPTEMBER 1920. / MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY [two rows of seven names and MR FRANK J. TROTTER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER]
Signatures : At bottom of plaque, incised letters:
MR GEORGE CRAIG, LICENTIATE, R.I.B.A., ARCHITECT.
Design period : 1920
Unveiling details : September 1920
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0596)
