Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Bank of Scotland Heraldic Group
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 44 | |
Manual Reference | AN/010 | |
Title | Bank of Scotland Heraldic Group | |
Architect | Balfour & Stewart | |
Sculptor | Anon | |
Date of design | 1924-6 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1926 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | St. Vincent Street | |
Precise Location | 93 St. Vincent Street, The Drum and Monkey, in pediment above entrance, former Bank of Scotland Chambers | |
A to Z Ref | 35 K15 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | The Bank of Scotland | |
Notes | ||
Arms of the Bank of Scotland comprising two seated, draped female figures supporting a shield crested with a cornucopia and surounded by a wreath of bound oak leaves. The sinister figure holds a cornucopia; the dexter a set of scales | ||
Erected as the Bank of Scotland Chambers, the building is now a public house. The west elevation (20 Renfield Street) is called Sterling House (as inscribed over the entrance) | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1926 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | In incised Roman lettering on ribbon below shield: TANTO UBERIOR | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Blond sandstone | |
Scales | Bronze | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | Building has been cleaned. |
Other | Scales have patination. |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |