Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Britannia Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 331 | |
Manual Reference | AN/067 | |
Title | Britannia | |
Architect | Burnet, Son & Campbell | |
Sculptor | Anon | |
Date of design | 1896-1899 | |
Year of unveiling | 1899 | |
Unveiling details | Building completed April 1899 | |
Road | Sauchiehall Street | |
Precise Location | 528-538 Sauchiehall Street, Albany Chambers, in a niche in the main gable | |
A to Z Ref | 35 J/K16 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G3 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | George Skinner | |
Notes | ||
Standing figure of Britannia with a trident and shield, in a niche at the top of the main gable. There are also two escutcheons, each carved with a lion rampant, below the niche | ||
The architects' plans show that more sculpture was originally intended: cherubs either side of a cartouche, 2nd floor, and seated figures each side of pediment over main entrance | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1899 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | On a shield between 3rd and 4th floor windows, above main entrance: ERECTED / 1897 / THE 60TH YEAR OF / QUEEN / VICTORIA'S / REIGN In pediment over main entrance: ALBANY CHAMBERS | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Figure | Sandstone | |
Trident | Bronze (?) | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
