Shoemakers' Land Plaques
Location
43-45 High Street, Banff
Banff, Banffshire
OS Map Reference
NJ688 639
Date
1716, 1787, 1975
Description
Listed category B. Plaque above pend entrance inscribed '1716. Rebuilt by the incorporation of shoemakers 1787' motif of a leather workers crescent shaped knife surmounted by a crown. Small lower plaque reads 'Restored by Banff Preservation Society 1975. The plaques were restored and painted by the Society in 2000
Related Information
This plaque may indicate the building's use as a trades' Hall
Era
1700s
Categories
Iconography
- crown
- heraldic motifs
- tools
Photographer
- Dianne Sutherland
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