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Latitude: 55.9522 / 55°57'7"N
Longitude: -3.1944 / 3°11'39"W
OS Eastings: 325512
OS Northings: 673883
OS Grid: NT255738
Mapcode National: GBR 8NF.FS
Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XN0B
Plus Code: 9C7RXR24+V6
Entry Name: Adam Black Monument, East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Listing Name: East Princes Street Gardens, Adam Black Monument
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 365179
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27842
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Statue of Adam Black, Edinburgh
Adam Black Monument
Adam Black Monument, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, East Princes Street Gardens, Adam Black Monument
ID on this website: 200365179
John Hutchison, 1877. Bronze pedestrian statue of Adam Black, ermine-robed, holding a scroll.
A Group comprises 1-63 (Odd Nos) and 2-6 and 18-56 (Even Nos) Cockburn Street. Memorial to Adam Black, publisher, MP and Lord Provost (1784-1874). Edinburgh Town Council became responsible for the site of East Princes Street Gardens in 1776. William Sawrey Gilpin was paid for a model and plan of a design for the area, but nothing came of it until 1829 when, under the supervision of Thomas Brown, some groundworks were done and an ornamental terrace, originally proposed by Playfair, was built along the Princes Street side. Planting of trees and shrubs was laid out for the terrace and slopes by Patrick Neill in 1830. The terrace was widened to accommodate the Scott Monument (1836-46). David Cousin 1849-50 (after construction of railway) terrace with stone balustrade, and further after the extension of Waverley Station W of Waverley Bridge in 1892.
Category changed from B to A, 19 December 2002.
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