Edinburgh, 4-5 St Andrew Square
Office (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 4-5 St Andrew Square
Classification Office (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) National Bible Society Of Scotland; Scottish Provident; Scottish Widows Fund
Canmore ID 114999
Site Number NT27SE 1071
NGR NT 25620 74014
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/114999
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 1071 25620 74014
NMRS REFERENCE:
4 St Andrew Square
For Messrs W & A K Johnstone [Johnston].
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (29 May 2002)
Carved birds, wings outstretched and heads turned to one side, in capitals of ground floor - 4 in each of the capitals of the columns of the 2 entrance porches (2 columns in each porch); 2 in each of the outside capitals between ground floor windows; 3 birds in each of the other 2 capitals (26 birds in total).
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Design period : 1883
Year of unveiling : 1883
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1370)
Field Visit (15 May 2002)
Keystone above entrance carved into an open book with inscription.
Margents (strips of floral and foliate forms hanging downwards) x 4, between 4th floor windows.
Inscriptions : On keystone book (in incised letters):
Holding / forth / the (on left hand page)
Word / of / Life (on right hand page)
Signatures : None
Design period : 1903
Year of unveiling : 1903
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1371)
