Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Caxton and Gutenberg Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 121 | |
Manual Reference | AN/034/1 | |
Title | Caxton and Gutenberg | |
Sculptor | Mossman, John G | |
Architect | Campbell Douglas & Sellars | |
Architect | Sellars, James | |
Builder | J. Morrison | |
Date of design | 1879-89 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Buchanan Street | |
Precise Location | 63-99 Buchanan Street, on façade of former Glagow Herald Building at attic level | |
A to Z Ref | 35 K16 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Scottish Widows | |
Commissioned by | George Outram | |
Notes | ||
Caxton: Standing at south end of ballustrade below attic level, dressed in period costume and holding a set of type. Gutenberg: Standing at north end of ballustrade below attic level, dressed in period costume and holding a 'Gutenberg' bible | ||
The building is a remodelling of John Baird's 1870 building for the Glasgow Herald and was restored and repainted in 1994-96 | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
culpture | Blond sandstone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | Building and statues painted white |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
