Field Visit
Date 13 March 2002
Event ID 613134
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613134
Coat of arms of the Edinburgh Life Assurance Society: a central cartouche decorated with a chevron (centre), an anchor (dexter top), Aesculapian rod (sinister top) and a pair of scales (below chevron). Above the cartouche is a castle. The supporters are a female figure (dexter) and a deer (sinister). To either side are thistles.
In 1909, when the Royal Institution building on the Mound was to be devoted to the use of the Royal Scottish Academy, new premises were required for the Royal Society of Edinburgh.The building 'which the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company have vacated' was secured, and converted by W. T. Oldrieve of H. M. Board of works. (The Builder 2 January 1909, p.20)
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1843 (original building) / 1909(conversion)
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0654)
