Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Glasgow Coats of Arms, Maritime and Industrial Trophies

Region ID

GW

Work ID

348

Manual Reference

CE/065/13

Title

Glasgow Coats of Arms, Maritime and Industrial Trophies

Sculptor

Good, Edward

Architect

Watson, Salmond & Gray

Stonemason

Farmer & Brindley

Date of design

1914-1923

Year of unveiling

Unveiling details

Road

John Street

Precise Location

John Street / Cochrane Street, City Chambers Extension, on the N and S faces of the 2 triumphal arches

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

On the southern face of each arch is a Glasgow coat of arms, set within an arrangement of heavily draped flagpoles On the northern faces are maritime and industrial imagery, including the prow of a ship projecting by several feet (1)

In 1912 a competition was organised to select an architect for the proposed extension to the Municipal Buildings (City Chambers). The new building was to cost no more than £150,000. 100 sets of drawings were submitted, 5 being selected by the assessor John J. Burnet. The selected architects were J.B.Fulton of London, E. Vincent Harris & Thomas A. Moodie of London, P.H.Keys & F. Dowdeswell of Buckinghamshire, Watson & Salmond of Glasgow and J. Wright jnr & W.J.Blain of Glasgow. Each firm received an honorarium of 100 guineas. The design by Watson & Salmond (of 225 St Vincent Street) was eventually chosen as the winner

circa

raw year

Condition

Good

At risk

Not at risk

Inscriptions

Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

All

Blond sandstone

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail

Comment

Other

Building blackened

Structural Condition

Structural Condition

Comment

None

Vandalism

Vandalism

Comment

None