Edinburgh, Tanfield, Standard Life Assurance Headquarters
Office(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Tanfield, Standard Life Assurance Headquarters
Classification Office(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 69982
Site Number NT27NE 116
NGR NT 25102 75065
NGR Description Centred NT 25102 75065
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69982
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NE 116 centred 25102 75065
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 (11 October 1999)
Black obelisk with circular bronze sundial inserted, surmounted by five flying female angels, one touching the top with her left foot, another on her left knee supporting another on her shoulder. Two more touch the top/upper part by abdomen and hands respectively. Spiral movement of limbs and directions.
Inscriptions : Carved into alternate sides of obelisk: AXIS and MUNDI
Signatures : At bottom of obelisk under sundial:
GERALD OGILVIE LAING ME FECIT / MCMXCI
Design period : 1991
Notes : To be stored at Baileyfield 2009
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0058)
