Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
As the Crow Flies (Woodlands Milestone) Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 74 | |
Manual Reference | WL/007 | |
Title | As the Crow Flies (Woodlands Milestone) | |
Sculptor | Kinloch, Shona | |
Foundry | Powderhall Bronze | |
Other | Taylor, Sean | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1993 | |
Unveiling details | February 1993 | |
Road | West Princes Street | |
Precise Location | On the north pavement by wrought iron gates between 174 and 192 West Princes Street | |
A to Z Ref | 35 J15 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G4 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Woodlands Festival Committee / Glasgow Milestones | |
Notes | ||
A small rotund bird with an arrow (pointing northwest) in its right claw, standing on an inscribed base | ||
Commissioned by the Woodlands Festival Committee as part of the Glasgow Milestones project. The Woodlands Milestone project was co-ordinated by Sean Taylor, Woodlands community artist (1) | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1993 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | The base is inscribed in six languages with the distance in miles as flown by the crow from West Princes Street to various countries, including: PARIS 502 / ROME 1228 / SINGAPORE 6933 Distances to other planets are also inscribed | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole | Bronze | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Bird guano | On bird's head |
Other | Blue/green patination |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | On bird's body and on base |
