Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Glasgow Coat of Arms Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 319 | |
Manual Reference | KI/011 | |
Title | Glasgow Coat of Arms | |
Sculptor | Scott, Andrew | |
Other | Miller Homes | |
Architect | Holmes Partnership | |
Date of design | 1996 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Old Rutherglen Road | |
Precise Location | 109 Old Rutherglen Road, ground floor | |
A to Z Ref | L17 36 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G5 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | The Community | |
Commissioned by | Crown Street Regeneration Project | |
Notes | ||
A modern interpretation of the Glasgow Coat of Arms: a miner holding St Mungo; a bell to the right, a bird to the left. Below the bell is a female figure (an artist) drawing; below the bird is a welder. In the centre is the coat of arms with a fish at each side. Glasgow University, the Finnieston Crane and a ship are also depicted. | ||
Part of the Crown Street Regeneration Project. Andrew Scott was selected by Jackie Forbes, Chief Architect of the developers Miller Homes. This sculpture and the Welder (KI/010) together cost about £2,500 and were made in the Glasgow Sculpture Studios in Maryhill. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | LET GLASGOW FLOURISH | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole | Steel | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Structural damage | Some details broken off |
