Edinburgh, Leith, 7-8 Maritime Street

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.

Coat of arms of Bartram, between first floor windows, is composed of a high-relief carving of a ram's head coming out of a crown, set in an arched panel. To either side of the arch is a bunch of grapes, and below is a ribbon carved with a motto. Above the panel is the date 1893, surmounted by a triangular pediment.

Coat of arms of Scott, between ground and first floors, is a lion's head facing left, with its tongue out; set into architectural moulding between ground and first floors.

Inscriptions : Above coat of arms of Bartram (raised letters): 1893

On ribbon below coat of arms of Bartram (raised letters): J'AVANCE

[= I advance]

On ribbon below coat of arms of Scott (incised letters): SPE VIRES AUGENTER [= strength is increased by hope]

Signatures : None Visible

Design period : 1893-1895

Year of unveiling : 1893

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0412)