Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Four Seasons
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 340 | |
Manual Reference | CE/065/6 | |
Title | Four Seasons | |
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 each of the four sides of the tower | |
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 | ||
Four standing, female figures, representing the Four Seasons, each facing in the appropriate direction (Winter, north etc.) Surmounting the cupola is a large gilded copper finial composed of an orb, a cross and a weather vane | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Don't know | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Sandstone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | Building and sculpture have been cleaned |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |