Edinburgh, East Market Street, Honeysuckle
Pillar (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, East Market Street, Honeysuckle
Classification Pillar (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Jeffrey Street
Canmore ID 302349
Site Number NT27SE 6068
NGR NT 25955 73786
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/302349
- 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 (7 November 2001)
Tall upright petals rise from two lower layers of curled petals. Six long stamen spray from the centre. The honeysuckle resembles a complex organic crown on the pillar.
Designed as an exuberant large-scale version of the classical anthemion motif, the honeysuckle acts as a visual punctuation mark at the junction.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : None Visible
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1992
Year of unveiling : 1992
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0992)
