Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Four Roundel Heads Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 15 | |
Manual Reference | PA/004 | |
Title | Four Roundel Heads | |
Assistant | Young, James | |
Sculptor | Mossman. Jnr., William | |
Architect | Leiper, William | |
Date of design | 1865-72 | |
Year of unveiling | c.1872 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Burgh Hall Street | |
Precise Location | 3-9A Burgh Hall Street, on facade of former Partick Burgh Hall, above ground floor windows and at attic level | |
A to Z Ref | 34 J13 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G11 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Partick Burgh Council | |
Notes | ||
Three figurative roundels above the ground floor windows, each with an individual draped female figure representing Misericordia, holding a jug and bowl; Justitia holding a sword and scales; and Veritas, with her foot resting on a serpent. The fourth roundel is in the tympanum of the pedimented central section of the building at attic level and is a female head | ||
Leiper won a design competition for the building in 1865, and its foundation stone was laid on 12 March 1871 | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1872 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised Roman lettering within each of the three lower roundels, from east to west (respectively): MISERI / CORDIA JUSTITIA VERITAS | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Blond sandstone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
