Description

William Birnie Rhind, 1906. Bronze mounted equestrian statue, uniformed rider with busby, on rock plinth. Bronze plaque dedicating memorial cradled in ashlar buttressed panel at centre of plinth.

Statement of Interest

The A Group comprises The Allan Ramsay Monument, The Cottage, Dr Guthrie's Monument, The Police Box, The Ross Fountain, The Royal Scots Greys Monument, The Royal Scots Memorial, The Scottish American Memorial, The Shelters, The Simpson Monument, The Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial and The Statuary Group, all in West Princes Street Gardens. The Royal Scots Greys Monument was unveiled by the Earl of Rosebery in 1906. West Princes Street Gardens were laid out by James Skene for the Princes Street proprietors circa 1820. The gardens were acquired by the city in 1876 and further landscaped by Robert Morham.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17813285

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014