Arms of George Leslie and Christian Walker...
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Arms of George Leslie and Christian Walker...
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 1 Feb 2015
...as seen on the side of the B-listed 6 Upperkirkgate (see: http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:20578 ). The building dates from around 1890 but incorporates fragments of older buildings from the site. George Leslie was Provost of Aberdeen from 1685 to 1688. He married Christian (or Cristin) Walker just up the road at St Nicholas' Kirk on 15 July 1647. His arms (Argent on a bend azure three buckles or) are impaling those of his wife (Or, three pallets gules surmounted of a saltire argent on a chief azure a crescent of the third between two spur-rowels of the first). Motto: Deus providebit (God will provide).
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Image Location
Latitude
57.149075
Longitude
-2.098319