Glasgow, KI/008, Fountain with Relief Panels

Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Fountain with Relief Panels

Region ID	GW
Work ID	289
Manual Reference	KI/008
Title	Fountain with Relief Panels
Sculptor	Harvey, Jim
Architect	Anon
Date of design	1989-1990
Year of unveiling	1990
Unveiling details
Road	Gorbals Street
Precise Location	Gorbals Street, on west side, opposite Citizens' Theatre (119 Gorbals Street)
A to Z Ref	36 L17
OS Ref
Postcode	G5
Work is	Extant
Listing Status	Not listed
Duty of Care	Glasgow City Council
Commissioned by	Glasgow City Council
Notes
An octagonal stone drinking fountain with pyramidal cap, with three niches filled with carved stone panels referring to local history and culture, including a ship's anchor, a beehive on an ionic capital (with one volute doubling as a nautilus shell), and a lamp (or surveillance camera) with blocks of multi-storey flats in the background
The fountain was erected c. 1889 at the junction of Cathcart Road and Crown Street, and was scheduled for demolition in 1989 due to road improvements. Jim Harvey, then a student at Glasgow School of Art, persuaded the City Council to move it to its present site and to sponsor the reliefs.

circa
raw year	1990
Condition	Good
At risk	Not at risk
Inscriptions	In incised numerals on cap: 1889 / 1990
Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work	Material	Dimensions
Panels	Red sandstone
Fountain	Red sandstone

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail	Comment
Previous treatments	Fountain dismantled and reassembled
Previous treatments	Fountain cleaned
Previous treatments	Graffiti removed
Abrasions, cracks, splits	Parts of stonework chipped
Previous treatments	Fountain disused

Structural Condition

Structural Condition	Comment
Replaced parts	Water spouts removed

Vandalism

Vandalism	Comment
None