Edinburgh, Rennie's Isle, Memorial

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.

Metal bollard, approximately five feet high, with ship's wheel form attached behind it and a rounded open grill forming a horizontal seat attached to the front, above which is a small bronze plaque framed in painted steel, and below which is a curved triangular foot support joining to the bollard's flat circular base.

Inspected By : Dianne King

Inscriptions : Raised small letters on bronze plaque:

How long is a man's life, finally? / Is it a thousand days or only one? / One week, or a few centuries / How long does a man's death last? / And what do we mean when we, 'say gone forever'? / A man lives for as long as we carry him inside us, / for as long as we carry the harvest of his dreams, / for as long as we ourselves live, / holding memories in common a man lives.

Raised larger letters: "In Loving Memory of Tony Chapman" / who died in The South China Sea. / 1952-1999 / Wife Karen and son Liam

Signatures : None

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1016)