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Edinburgh, 14 South St Andrew Street
Office (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 14 South St Andrew Street
Classification Office (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Y.m.c.a.
Canmore ID 151589
Site Number NT27SE 4064
NGR NT 25669 74015
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/151589
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Architect: Sir George Washington Browne, 1915.
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 (29 May 2002)
Between 1st and 2nd floors are three carved wreaths enclosing carved letters (see above).
In each Ionic capital of half columns (x2) (level with top of 2nd floor windows) are three pairs of children's heads (12 heads in total)
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : In S. panel: A within O [A O = Alpha and Omega]
In centre panel (entwined): IHS [= Jesus]
In N. panel: X and P entwined [X = chi P = rho - chi-rho, the first two letters of Greek Khristos = Christ]
Signatures : None
Design period : 1914-1915
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1057)
