Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Monument to James White of Overtoun Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 18 | |
Manual Reference | CE/007 | |
Title | Monument to James White of Overtoun | |
Designer | Mossman, John G | |
Sculptor | Leslie, Francis | |
Date of design | 1890-91 | |
Year of unveiling | 1891 | |
Unveiling details | 21 August 1891 | |
Road | John Knox Street | |
Precise Location | Cathedral Precinct, adjacent to Necropolis gates, facing west towards St Mungo's Museum | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K18 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G4 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | Committee of subscribers | |
Notes | ||
Standing portrait statue of James White of Overtoun, in contemporary costume, holding a pen and papers in his hands, on a grey granite pedestal | ||
The monument was designed by John Mossman and completed by his assistant Francis Leslie after Mossman's death in 1890. The monument was relocated to within a few yards of its original site during area improvements c.1993. The monument was listed category B on 22 December 1992 | ||
James White of Overtoun (1812-1884) was born near Glasgow and educated at the city's Grammar school and at Glasgow University where he studied law. He practiced as a solicitor and was a partner for 17 years in the firm of Couper and White. At the age of 40 he left to become a partner in his family's firm of manufacturing chemists J.& J.White. During this time he was President of the (Glasgow) Chamber of Commerce, Director, and then later Deputy Chairman of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, and a member of the committee appointed in 1866 to investigate and rearrange the affairs of the North British Railway. He was also Chairman of the National Bible Society of Scotland, and of the Glasgow Deaf and Dumb Institution | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1891 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on pedestal, west face: JAMES WHITE / OF OVERTOUN / 1812-1884 Incised on pedestal plinth, west face: ERECTED BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS | |
Signatures | Incised on statue plinth: FRANCIS LESLIE. SC. 1890. | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
statue | Bronze | |
Pedestal | Grey granite | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Patination turning the statue green |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
