Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Engineering and Shipbuilding
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 180 | |
Manual Reference | CA/006/2 | |
Title | Engineering and Shipbuilding | |
Sculptor | Dawson, Archibald | |
Designer | Henderson, A. Graham | |
Architect | Honeyman & Keppie | |
Date of design | 1928-1935 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | London Road | |
Precise Location | 15-23 London Road / 26 Gallowgate, at base of pilasters at each end of north façade, 2nd floor of the Mercat Building | |
A to Z Ref | 36 L17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G1 5AB | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | City Improvement Trust | |
Notes | ||
Two semi-naked seated female figures representing Engineering (left), holding a mallet [?] and Shipbuilding (right), holding a ship. Both have drapery over their shoulders | ||
See CA/006/1 | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole | Sandstone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | Green growth on sculpture |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |