Description
to include a presentation trowel for the laying of the foundation stone 1929, Birmingham 1929; a matching presentation Mason's mallet and a leather bound visitor book containing numerous signatures including that of Sir Harry Lauder with a caricature (3)
Footnote
Note: Leith Town Hall and Library is a B-listed complex of three buildings situated on Ferry Road in North Leith. The building, made from sandstone ashlar (highly characteristic of Edinburgh) was designed by architects Bradshaw, Gass and Hope in an interwar classical style. The structure has a socially historical significance attached to it. This complex was gifted to the Burgh of Leith by Edinburgh council following the merger of Leith into Edinburgh on 10th October 1920. The significance of these ceremonial pieces date back to when the work on the building first started, when the Lord Provost of the time, Sir Alexander Stevenson, laid the foundation stone on 11th October 1929. The laying of the foundation stone by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh was highly symbolic as it represented a union between Leith and Edinburgh, which had been notoriously divided for many years.