Morning Edinburgh residents and all those in the capital for Hogmanay celebrations. Can you locate this Edinburgh feature and tell me the words (currently blurred out) beneath the masonry? And a bonus point if you can name the figure sculpted.
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Morning WhereArtIers, the answer to Monday’s WhereArtI was ‘Paisley Close, I will add the full unblurred sketch above. And the bonus point for the figure? ‘Joseph McIver’. Well done @0apropos, @bostonhibs and Frances Mitchell.
Thanks to http://www.royal-mile.com for this detail:
‘Originally owned by George Henderson of Fordell, who sold the land to Henry Paisley (aka Paislie) in 1711.
On the Sunday morning of November 24th, 1861, the adjacent 250-year-old tenement in Bailie Fyfe’s Close collapsed, killing thirty five people.
The image sculpted at the entrance to the close is that of Joseph McIver, a young survivor of the tradgedy, who was pulled to safety after rescuers heard his call of “Heave awa‚ chaps, ah’m no‚ deid yet’
@edinsketcher First time we’ve recognised one! Yay Paisley Close!
Heave awa chaps! I’m no dead yet!
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@edinsketcher Paisley Close. Joseph McIver. Nice sketch!
Paisley Close on the high street, boy is Joseph McIver. Extra extra point for sculpture artist?John Rhind
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I rather think it’s Paisley Close on the High Streetwith the words ”heave awa lads a’m no died yet’ – my Dad loves that saying 🙂 It may be Joseph McIvor in the carving?
@edinsketcher Paisley Close…”Heave awa lads I’m no deid yet” Joseph McIvor
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@edinsketcher I’m guessing that’s above one of the small lanes leading off Royal Mile? Don’t know which one tho!
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@edinsketcher First thought it was from W end of Chamber St. I’d carefully photographed the carvings there, waiting for you to come along…
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@edinsketcher And now I’ve got “heave away, haul away” going round and round in my head! Thanks for that! #merryxmasetc
“Paisley Close”, High Street (nr JK’s house again!)
Choices for the last part, Will Geddes, or Joe McIver
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