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Field Visit
Date 13 June 2002
Event ID 613400
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613400
Two panels, one containing the above inscription; the other containing, within a recessed oval, a three-masted sailing ship on the sea.
Inspected By : I.C. Grant
Inscriptions : On left panel: FOUNDATION STONE LAID / 17 OCTOBER 1885. / SCHOOL OPENED / 29 JANUARY 1887. / W. D. THORBURN. / CHAIRMAN. / G CRAIG ARCHITECT
On right panel, above sailing ship (raised Gothic letters): LEITH SCHOOL BOARD
On right panel, below sailing ship (raised Gothic letters): PERSEVERE
Signatures : None
Design period : 1885-1887
Unveiling details : School opened 29 January 1887
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0853)
