Field Visit
Date 13 March 2002
Event ID 613130
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613130
Bearded male keystone head above entrance. Lions' heads on entablature between 2nd & 3rd floors (x13)
The original buildings on this site were houses, built by John Young in the 1780s. In 1840 these were converted by David Bryce. In 1879 a further conversion was made by MacGibbon & Ross for the Caledonian Insurance Company, when the sculptural decoration is likely to have been carved. In 1903 the building was converted yet again, by Robert Henderson Watherston.
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Design period : 1780s-1903
Year of unveiling : 1879
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0652)
