Glasgow, CE/053, Allegorical Figures of Law and Justice

Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Allegorical Figures of Law and Justice Photograph

Region ID	GW
Work ID	217
Manual Reference	CE/053
Title	Allegorical Figures of Law and Justice
Architect	MacDonald, Alexander Beith
Sculptor	Anon
Architect	Glasgow Corporation City Engineers Department.
Date of design	1903-06
Year of unveiling	c.1906
Unveiling details	Opened 23 March 1906
Road	Turnbull Street
Precise Location	54 Turnbull Street, at north end of façade, at attic level, former Central Police Office
A to Z Ref	36 L17
OS Ref
Postcode	G1
Work is	Extant
Listing Status	Don't know
Duty of Care	Strathclyde Police (?)
Commissioned by	Glasgow Corporation Police Department Committee
Notes
Two seated, draped, male and female figures with attributes; flanking a gable at the north end of the façade. The male figure represents the Law (scroll); the female figure Justice (sword and scales). The Arms of the City of Glasgow are below the figures above the arched window
The building was erected as the Central Police Office and was the headquarter of the Glasgow police. It replaced their original headquarters in Albion Street which had become inadequate. The building cost £36,000; and was opened on 23 March 1906. (1)

circa	c.
raw year	1906
Condition	Fair
At risk	Not at risk
Inscriptions	In incised Roman lettering on Coat of Arms: LET GLASGOW FLOURISH In intaglio numerals on datestone: 1904
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Element Details

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail	Comment
Corrosion, Deterioration	Sculpture weatherworn
Previous treatments	Building and sculpture have been cleaned
Corrosion, Deterioration	Chains on cales patinated

Structural Condition

Structural Condition	Comment
None

Vandalism

Vandalism	Comment
None