Bench 14

Bench 13

These two photos give a good idea of the amount of memorial benches that stand in Princess Street gardens, side by side.


Last bench in the gardens:

Bench 10, 11 and 12

Still in Princess Street Gardens. All the benches are the same, so here are some varous inscriptions from them.

Bench 9

Interesting that this empty bottle of Buckfast, or Buckie, a drink that also here in Scotland is popularly perceived as being drunk by particularly underaged down and outs who are prone to committing anti-social behaviour (neds) or alcoholics, lies on a memorial bench. This image bears the interesting connotation that to a perhaps homeless alcoholic or a ned a bench is just a bench. Memorial bench, which could be said to have some sacredness attached to it (although this is subject to argument), or not.

Bench 8

Bench 7

Bench 6