Professor John Wilson Statue, East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Monument.

Professor John Wilson Statue, East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
western-chimney-heron
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1970
Type
Monument
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Professor John Wilson Statue, located in East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, was created by Sir John Steell between 1863 and 1865, with the plinth designed by David Bryce. This bronze statue depicts a figure with flowing hair and a beard, holding a cloak and a quill. It stands on a corniced ashlar plinth that features engaged Corinthian colonnettes.

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