Edinburgh, 5-6 Chambers Street, Adam House
Faculty Building (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 5-6 Chambers Street, Adam House
Classification Faculty Building (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh University Examination Halls
Canmore ID 74099
Site Number NT27SE 464
NGR NT 25942 73423
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74099
- 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 (6 February 2006)
Coat of arms of Edinburgh University, composed of a central shield decorated with a saltire in the centre of which is an open book. Above the book is a thistle, below is a castle. On either side of the shield are ribbons and a wreath containing the numbers 19 (on left [W]) and 54 (on right [E]).
Inspected By : A A. Campbell
Inscriptions : Above coat of arms, in a semi circle [Greek inscription]
On either side of central shield (in gilt raised numbers):
19 54
Signatures : None
Design period : 1954-1955
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0560)