Building record MAB30244 - REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET, PETERHEAD

Monument, erected in 1833 on the site of the market cross, to celebrate Parliamentary reform (passing of the Reform Act of 1832).

Monument, erected in 1833 on the site of the market cross, to celebrate Parliamentary reform (passing of the Reform Act of 1832). Designed by Baillie Gray, and erected through public subscription, it takes the form of a granite tuscan pillar, raised on granite steps and plinth and supporting four carved panels, with the whole surmounted by the figure of a Lion Rampant. The West panel bears the arms of the Earl Marischal of Scotland, which were removed from the main entrance gateway at Inverugie Castle by Captain Ferguson of Pitfour and gifted to the monument. The East face bears the national plant badges of Scotland, England and Ireland in a wreath form to symbolise the United Kingdom, with the Latin inscription 'Tria Juncta Un Uno' -'There Joined in One'. The North and South faces incorporate Latin Inscriptions: N - 'CONCORDIA RES PERVAE CRESCUNT DISCORDIA MAXIMAE DILABUNTER'; S - 'SERVATE TERMINOS UNANIMITATE VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA'. The Lion Rampant marks, in this case, the passing of the Reform Bill of 4th June 1832 and the Irish Reform Bill of 7th August 1832 and, therefore, symbolises Great Britain rather than Scotland. The significance of this fact determines the heraldic colours - gold as opposed to red. Repaired, stabilised and restored in 1992. This is one of two monuments in Peterhead commemorating the Reform Bill, the other the Reform Tower on Meet Hill (NK14SW0001) erected by the Whigs.

Period Notes
Erected 1833; repaired 1992

Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.

Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 04/09/92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.

PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 60 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.

NEISH, R, 1950, OLD PETERHEAD, 197 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1267.

BANFF & BUCHAN DISTRICT COUNCIL, 1991, RENOVATION OF REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET, PETERHEAD: SPECIFICATION FOR BUILDERS WORK (Bibliographic reference). SAB3749.

BANFF & BUCHAN DISTRICT COUNCIL, 1991, RENOVATION OF REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET, PETERHEAD: SPECIFICATION FOR TINCTURING (Bibliographic reference). SAB3748.

SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, PETERHEAD BURGH 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.

Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 02/04/1991 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.

Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 04/02/1992 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.

Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 18/11/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.

Oct 16 1997 , 1 image, 1 image (Ground Photograph). SAB36474.

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