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Edinburgh, 12, 14, 16 Forrest Road, Oddfellows Hall
Public House (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 12, 14, 16 Forrest Road, Oddfellows Hall
Classification Public House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Arcadia; Greyfriar's Church Hall
Canmore ID 125532
Site Number NT27SE 2065
NGR NT 25738 73176
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/125532
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 2065 25738 73176
NT27SE 5316 25722 73180 10 Forrest Road, Oddfellows Hall (shop)
NT27SE 5317 25723 73174 18 Forrest Road, Oddfellows Hall (shop)
ARCHITECT: J C Hay, (1872-3).
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 (30 July 1999)
A standing female figure with a child in her arms, representing Charity, is at the top of the central gable on an architectural support.
A high relief of three female figures representing Faith, Hope and Charity is in a shaped panel between second floor windows. The central standing figure holds a cross in her right hand and gestures to a seated pensive female on her left; another female with two children is sited on her left. The woman is looking away.
Below the relief are two flower roundels and, above the inscription ODDFELLOWS' HALL is a symbolic enwreathed hand.
Two pairs of gargoyles, all different, are at the lower corners of the upper side windows.
A coat of arms is immediately above the doorway, composed of three shields surmounted by an eye in clouds, and flanked by seated horses with chained collars. Two animal masks are below the horses' bases.
Inscriptions : Below relief of Faith, Hope and Charity (raised letters):
ODDFELLOWS' HALL
Beneath central part of coat of arms above door (raised letters):
AMICITIA AMOR ET ERITAS
On left upper shield: ERECTED [ ]
On right upper shield: JOHN C. HAY / ARCHITECT
Signatures : On right upper shield;
JOHN C. HAY / ARCHITECT
Design period : 1872
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0119)
