Craigentinny Crescent

The Miller Mausoleum

'The Craigentinny Marbles'

The south side of the mausoleum  -  view from the SE

The south side of the Christie Miller Mausoleum in Craigentinny Crescent - view from the SE

©  Copyright: Peter Stubbs  -   please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                        Photograph taken:  20 Feb 2004

 

Christie Miller Mausoleum

The Mausoleum

The Christie Miller Mausoleum is a huge tomb that dwarfs the surrounding houses in Craigentinny Crescent, to the north of the Edinburgh-Portobello road between Piershill and Portobello.

The monument was designed by David Rhind and carved by Alfred Gatley

'The Song of Moses and Miriam'

Two marble sculptures of Biblical scenes, carved in low relief, were fixed to the monument in 1867.  They are known as 'The Craigentinny Marbles'.  

The south side of the Christie Miller Mausoleum in Craigentinny Crescent - view from the SE ©

The sculpture on this side of the monument is: 'The Song of Moses and Miriam'

Here is the other side of the Monument:

The north side of the Christie Miller Mausoleum in Craigentinny Crescent - view from the NE ©

 

 

 

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