Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Decorative Sculpture
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 347 | |
Manual Reference | CE/065/12 | |
Title | Decorative Sculpture | |
Architect | Young, William | |
Sculptor | Anon | |
Date of design | 1883-1888 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | George Square | |
Precise Location | 80 George Square, City Chambers, on the walls of the Quadrangle | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | I | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | Glasgow Corporation | |
Notes | ||
A series of 13 square panels containing images associated with the Glasgow coat of arms (a bell, a fish, a bird in a tree) repeated symmetrically around a central image of St Mungo (above ground floor windows on east wall) There is also a group of naked putti entwined with acanthus scrolls between a pair of oculi on 1st floor, NW corner, and keystone masks on oculi and on the arch in the adjacent wall. | ||
See CE/065/1 | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Don't know | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
All | Binnie stone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recorded Vandalism: nothing recorded