Electric Lighting Company emblem, James Street
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Electric Lighting Company emblem, James Street
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 15 Jun 2013
A decorated metal plate over what appears to be some kind of wall junction box (if that's the right term) for early electric street lighting in 1900. It dates from the time when being a royal burgh was still a badge of municipal pride. (Royal burghs were officially abolished in 1975, but the name refuses to die.) The Latin motto "Pro rege lege et grege" translates as "For the King, the Law and the People". Since the emblem does not appear to be the burgh arms, I assume it was the company's own. For an explanation of royal burghs, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_burgh
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Image Location
Latitude
56.392227
Longitude
-3.433547