If you’re interested in all history of this house and this building you can visit the National Library of Scotland on Georgia 4thbridge which if you request a copy you can view a hard copy unfortunately it’s not available online
It’s a stylised rendering of the Fourth Bridge (built after the Third Bridge collapsed into the, uh, river), to commemorate its construction in 1633. The carving itself originates from 1933, when the Bridge’s 300th year was celebrated.
It’s masonic, loads of buildings have blatant or covert masonic symbology, in fact once you learn to recognise it you’ll see it everywhere.
I could tell you but I’d have to charge x
“Speak friend and enter”
33, it’s Russel Brand’s fav masonic number.
I believe they’re called numbers and are used to denote quantities…
Dog snatchers. Shared Glasgow x
Men’s Warehouse
Established in 1633, and I guarantee it!
The symbol at the apex of the lintel traditionally represents the people of Edinburgh, the cock-trumpet
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Not sure but that hoose was once used as a brothel called the cock and trumpet. Nice.
Year of marriage of A and M as far as I remember.
The intertwined initials were oftenjjsed to signify marriage.
[“The cross-hatched emblem in the date are the initials AA and MH intertwined, for Archibald Acheson and Margaret Hamilton”](https://www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/acheson-house-a-houseful-of-history#:~:text=The%20original%20doorway%20also%20features,%2C%20meaning%20'Stay%20watchful‘)
Salve, my friend!
Those strange symbols are Arabic numerals meaning MDCXXXIII.
Hope this helps.
Those that Know Know and those that Don’t Don’t. I hope that helps 😉
They’re called numbers
https://talesofonecity.wordpress.com/tag/acheson-house/ Some photos of it when near derelict
The numbers, Mason!
watch dogs logo lol
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”
If you’re interested in all history of this house and this building you can visit the National Library of Scotland on Georgia 4thbridge which if you request a copy you can view a hard copy unfortunately it’s not available online
https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=44NLS_ALMA21461511850004341&context=L&vid=44NLS_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=SCOPE1&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=tab1_local&query=any,contains,Acheson%20House&offset=0
It’s a stylised rendering of the Fourth Bridge (built after the Third Bridge collapsed into the, uh, river), to commemorate its construction in 1633. The carving itself originates from 1933, when the Bridge’s 300th year was celebrated.
It’s masonic, loads of buildings have blatant or covert masonic symbology, in fact once you learn to recognise it you’ll see it everywhere.
I could tell you but I’d have to charge x
“Speak friend and enter”
33, it’s Russel Brand’s fav masonic number.
I believe they’re called numbers and are used to denote quantities…
Dog snatchers. Shared Glasgow x
Men’s Warehouse
Established in 1633, and I guarantee it!
The symbol at the apex of the lintel traditionally represents the people of Edinburgh, the cock-trumpet
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