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Gilmerton, Drum Street, Gilmerton Village Marker
Marker Stone (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gilmerton, Drum Street, Gilmerton Village Marker
Classification Marker Stone (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 302275
Site Number NT26NE 362
NGR NT 29251 68673
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/302275
- 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 (12 January 2010)
The village marker is a large rectangular slab of grey granite, supported on two granite blocks, with inset pink granite panels on the front. These pink panels have incised drawings or inscriptions which refer to different aspects of life in Gilmerton (16 panels).
Inscriptions : Along top section of stone on façade with symbols (incised letters): GILMERTON
On lowest centre panel within waving page (incised letters): Oh happy, happy / "Play Days"; / Were ere such / days as these? / The "Gala" and / the "Trip Days" / Alas, gang / i the breeze. / M McLean
On reverse (incised letters):
This sculpture was commissioned by / The City of Edinburgh Council and / developed through consultation with / the local community. The images / depict scenes associated with life, / past and present in Gilmerton. / 2001
In bottom left corner (incised letters): Stone supplied by Fyfe Glenrock
Signatures : At top of reverse (incised letters): Gilmerton by Paul Grime
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0589)
