Field Visit
Date 21 February 2002
Event ID 613124
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613124
On the top of the building is a standing, draped female figure, right arm bent at elbow, left arm across her waist. On either side of her, at the bottom corners of the triangular gable, is a putto with a shield.
In the pediment above the entrance is a shield carved with ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, supported by a lion (dexter) and a unicorn (sinister). Between the first and second floors, on the balcony are three heraldic panels: Scotland (lion rampant), England (three lions passant guardant) and Ireland (harp).
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : In pediment on gable: 1898 (in raised numbers)
In pediment above entrance: ROYAL / INSURANCE / COMPANY (in raised letters)
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1898
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0649)
