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Edinburgh, Newhaven, 56-58 Main Street And 12 Pier Place, Fisherman's Hall
Meeting Hall (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Newhaven, 56-58 Main Street And 12 Pier Place, Fisherman's Hall
Classification Meeting Hall (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 6-8 Main Street, Port Of Leith Motorboat Club; Fisherman's Society
Canmore ID 147676
Site Number NT27NE 372
NGR NT 25406 77030
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/147676
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
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 (17 August 1999)
Framed relief above door in architectural surround, showing boat(?) by pier with lighthouse(?). Banner in sky (damaged - possibly had inscription?). Sail(?) missing.
Built as the hall for the Free Fishermen's Society. The building was opened in January 1878.
Inscriptions : In top left corner of relief: 18
In top right corner of relief: 77
Signatures : None
Design period : 1877-1878
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0090)
