Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Decorative Gates
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 325 | |
Manual Reference | KI/017 | |
Title | Decorative Gates | |
Metal worker | McGarva, Hector | |
Sculptor | Sloan, Jack Faulds | |
Date of design | 1988 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Caledonia Road | |
Precise Location | At the entrance to Gorbals Park | |
A to Z Ref | 52 M17 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G5 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Crown Street Regeneration Project | |
Commissioned by | Crown Street Regeneration Project | |
Notes | ||
Four gates (N, S, E and W) decorated with a wild Scottish rose appearing in various stages of budding, flowering and decay, in the company of insects active at the different times of the year: East gate: butterfly, caterpillar and dragonfly South gate: grasshopper and two bees West gate: spider North gate: grasshopper, fly and woodlice | ||
Part of the Crown Street Regeneration Project | ||
The theme of the gates is the Four Seasons | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole | Steel (painted) | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |