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Edinburgh, Leith, 4 Lochend Road, Lochend Road School
School (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Leith, 4 Lochend Road, Lochend Road School
Classification School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Academy Park; Leith Academy Secondary School, Lochend Annexe
Canmore ID 138670
Site Number NT27NE 248
NGR NT 27276 75664
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/138670
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NE 248 27276 75664
Architect: George Craig 1886
Joseph Marr Johnston
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 (13 June 2002)
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)
