Location
At the corner of Bridge St and Old Market Place - opposite the spotty bag shop. On a 20th century building.
Banff, Banffshire
Date
1780
Description
A small carved stone armorial plaque embellished with gilding. Plaque dated 1780. The plaque pre-dates the building it is affixed to. It shows the monogram JJ, the motto, of the Innes family,"ORNATUR RADIX FRONDE, The root is adorned by the foliage" with the palm frond crest of the Innes family. I believe the plaque may relate to John Innes, 8th of Edingight, Provost of Banff (b 22.02.1721, d 07.06.1790).
Related Information
The development of flats this plaque is attached to 'Crown Court' by Baxter, Clark and Paul, replaced the romantically named 'Castle Panton' gutted by fire in 1981.
Era
1700s
Information Source
Banff & Buchan an Illustrated Architectural Guide, McKean, Edinburgh 1990, RIAS
Categories
Iconography
- plant
Photographer
- Andrew Bruce
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