Edinburgh, 23 Commercial 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.

Grotesque man's head facing out from the building. His hair streams out behind, and behind the head there looks like a wave.

Commissioned by Brian Donkin, the previous owner of the bar and restaurant.

Inspected By : I. Grant

Inscriptions : None

Signatures : None

Design period : 1998

Year of unveiling : 1998

Unveiling details : 1998

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1048)

Large three-dimensional lobster, painted bright red, sitting on a metal bracket protruding from the wall.

Commissioned by Brian Donkin, the previous owner of the bar and restaurant. The business was sold to Belhaven Breweries and the Red Lobster was found to be very badly rusted and removed from the building in 2007.

Inspected By : I.C. Grant

Inscriptions : None Visible

Signatures : None Visible

Design period : 1998

Notes : Removed from the building 2007

Year of unveiling : 1998

Unveiling details : 1998

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1049)