...in the Castlegate, Aberdeen. The regiment (see: Link ) has always had a strong connection to Aberdeen and north east Scotland. The tower of the former North Kirk (now Aberdeen Arts Centre) looms in the background.
The terra cotta statue on Simpson's building for the 'North of Scotland Bank' (1839-42) was by his friend James Giles, and was in appreciation of agricultural improvement in the northeast. It is a representation of the Greek 'mother-earth' goddess Demeter (adopted as Ceres in later Roman mythology).