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Field Visit
Date 11 August 2003
Event ID 613598
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613598
Coat of arms composed of a shield carved with a lion rampant on a fess chequy (top left), three garbs [sheaves] (bottom left), and a lion rampant on a saltire (right). A border around the shield is decorated with mullets [stars]. Above the shield is a griffin (left) and a helmeted female head (right). Below the shield is a ribbon careved with the an inscription.
Coat of arms of Daniel Stewart's and Melville College. As originally carved the shield's inner edge was scalloped, but this was removed before the opening since this element belonged to the former pupils' club coat of arms.
Inspected By : Joan M Kennedy
Inscriptions : On ribbon beneath shield (raised letters): NEVER UNPREPARED
Signatures : None
Design period : 1999
Unveiling details : Building opened 24/9/1999 by Sir Peter Heatly, CBE Dl.
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1013)
