Edinburgh, 104-105 Princes Street
Hotel (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 104-105 Princes Street
Classification Hotel (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Clarendon Hotel; Smalls
Canmore ID 116461
Site Number NT27SE 1246
NGR NT 25108 73823
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116461
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 1246 25108 73823
104 Princes Street, Clarendon Hotel architect: William Hamilton Beattie (George Beattie & Son), 1875.
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 (15 May 2002)
In spandrels of W. window are musical instruments - a drum and drumsticks, Pan pipes, a horn and an oboe-like instrument. All surrounded by foliage (sycamore?). Each spandel is the mirror-image of the other.
In spandrels of E. window are masons' tools - a compass, a set square, a knife (?) and [?]. All surrounded by foliage (oak).
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : In circle at top of arch of left hand (W.) window, in entwinded raised numbers: 1876
In circle at top of arch of right hand (E.) window, in entwined raised letters:
W[B?] (=William Beattie)
Signatures : None
Design period : 1875 - 1876
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0957)
