List of public art in Glasgow

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Public statues in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, have been used to display its wealth and its history over centuries. The most prominent are those erected by the municipality or by public subscription, but others adorn the façades of the great commercial buildings.

George Square contains a number of significant public statues and monuments.

Cathedral Square

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William II of Scotland (William of Orange) Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1735Unknown Equestrian statue on pedestalBronze and stone Category AQ17567391 Statue first erected at Glasgow Cross in 1735, at the expense of James Macrae, a Governor of Madras, and was moved to its present site in 1923.[1]

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James Lumsden Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1862John Mossman Statue on pedestalBronze and pink granite Category BQ17811583 Lumsden was a stationer, local benefactor and Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1843 to 1846.[2]

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David Livingstone Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1879John Mossman Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17811564 Originally erected in George Square. Re-erected across from Provand's Lordship in 1959. Re-erected in current location in 1990.[3]

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Rev Dr Norman Macleod Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1881John Mossman Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17811590 Cast by Cox & Son.[4]

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James White of Overtoun Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1890John Mossman, completed by Francis Leslie Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17811577 White was a solicitor, businessman and chemicals manufacturer.[5]
James Arthur Cathedral Square, Glasgow 1893George Anderson Lawson Statue on pedestalBronze on granite Category BQ17811569 Arthur was a clothing manufacturer.[6]
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Other figures portrayed include St Paul, St Peter and the Four Evangelists on the facade of the Barony North (Glasgow Evangelical) Church to the east of the square – 1878-80 by McCulloch of London.

The nearby Glasgow Necropolis is a "garden" cemetery opened in 1833, in imitation of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, has a number of statues associated with the funerary monuments of the rich and famous buried there. Most of these are private or religious statues, but the hilltop location is dominated by a large monument to John Knox erected in 1825. It consists of a 12 ft high statue of Knox, designed by Robert Forrest, atop a high Doric column by Thomas Hamilton.

Charing Cross

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Abstract mural (untitled) Bath Lane 1972 (circa)Keith McCarter Relief muralConcrete260 × 2340cm Q115755300 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership[7]
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Custom House Quay

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La Pasionaria, Dolores Ibárruri Custom House Quay 1974-79Arthur Dooley Statue on pedestalIron and fibreglass Category B Commissioned by the International Brigade Association of Scotland.[8][9][10]
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Elder Park

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John Elder Elder Park 1888Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17811104 [11]

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Isabella Elder Elder Park 1906Archibald McFarlane Shannan Seated statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category AQ17568709 Isabella Elder Statue [de] cast by JW Singer & Sons, stonework by DH & J Newall of Dalbeattie.[12]
HMS K13 Submariners memorial Elder Park 1922Robert Gray ObeliskGranite [13]
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George Square

George Square is Glasgow's central public square and was laid out in 1782, with houses appearing between 1784 and 1820. Many of these later became hotels, especially after the opening of Queen Street Station. Only one of the original houses remains - the Millennium Hotel beside the station. The square is now a public space dominated by the City Chambers, the former Post Office building, ex-Bank of Scotland and the Merchant's House.

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Statue of Sir John Moore George Square 1819John Flaxman Statue on pedestalBronze and Aberdeen granite Category AQ17567464 The Statue of Sir John Moore was the first statue to be erected in George Square.[14]

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James Watt George Square 1832Francis Leggatt Chantrey Seated statue on pedestalBronze and Devonshire granite Category AQ17567460 Statue of James Watt (Glasgow) [de][15]

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Scott Monument, Glasgow George Square 1837John Greenshields (statue)
Alexander Handyside Ritchie (statue)
David Rhind (column)
Statue on column and pedestalSandstone Category AQ43374173 The Walter Scott Memorial Column [de] was the first ever statue to Sir Walter Scott.[16]

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Queen Victoria George Square 1854Carlo Marochetti Equestrian statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category AQ17567473 The Equestrian statue of Victoria (Glasgow) [de] was the first equestrian statue of a woman in Britain.[17]

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James Oswald George Square 1855Carlo Marochetti Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792900 [18]

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Sir Robert Peel George Square 1859John Mossman Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792945 [19]

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Albert, Prince Consort George Square 1866Carlo Marochetti Equestrian statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category AQ17567468 Equestrian statue of Albert, Prince Consort (Glasgow) [de][20]

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Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde George Square 1867John Henry Foley Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792870 [21]

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Thomas Graham George Square 1871William Brodie Seated statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792967 [22]

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Robert Burns George Square 1877George Edwin Ewing
James Alexander Ewing
James Alexander Ewing
Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792930 Cast by Cox and Son.[23][24]

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Thomas Campbell George Square 1877John Mossman Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792852 [25]

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William Ewart Gladstone George Square 1902Hamo Thornycroft Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17792886 Originally erected in front of Glasgow City Chambers, it was relocated to the north side of George Square in 1923 to accommodate the Cenotaph.[26]

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Glasgow War Memorial George Square 1924Ernest Gillick (sculptor)
John James Burnet (architect)
Cenotaph, surround, two statues of recumbent lionsBronze and Portland stone Category BQ17792838 [27][28]
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Glasgow Harbour

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The Rise Glasgow Harbour 2008Andy Scott SculptureGalvanised steel6m high [29]
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Gordon Street

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Citizen Firefighter Gordon Street 2001Kenny Hunter StatueBronze Commissioned by the Strathclyde Fire Brigade, three months after it was unveiled (on 17 June 2001) the statue became a focal point for tributes to the firefighters who died in and after the September 11 attacks.[30]
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Ingram Street

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George Hutcheson Former Hutchesons' Hospital, Ingram Street 1649James Colquhoun Statue in alcoveStone Category A [31]
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Also on Ingram Street is the Italian Centre displaying rather classical looking modern statues by Alexander Stoddart. Inside the centre a distinctively modern man is rather amusingly struck by the same object of interest as his dog.

Kelvingrove Park

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Stewart Memorial Fountain [de] Kelvingrove Park 1872James Sellers (architect), John Mossman (sculptor). FountainSandstone, marble & granite Category AQ17576744 [32][33]

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Saint Mungo as the Patron of Art and Music Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 1901George Frampton Sculpture groupBronze Category A [34][35]

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South African War Memorial Kelvingrove Park 1906William Birnie Rhind Statue on pedestalBronze and stone Category BQ17811618 [36][33]

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Lord Kelvin Kelvingrove Park 1913Archibald Macfarlane Shannan Seated statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17799924 [37][33]

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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Kelvingrove Park 1916Henry Poole after an original by Harry Bates Equestrian statue on pedestalBronze and stone Category AQ17576740 Roberts Memorial [de][38][39]
Thomas Carlyle Kelvingrove Park 1916William Kellock Brown SculptureStone [33]

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Cameronians War Memorial Kelvingrove Park 1924Philip Lindsey Clark Statue group on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17806647 [40][41][9][33]
The Psalmist Honeyman Memorial Garden, Kelvingrove Park 1972Benno Schotz SculptureBronze [33]
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Partick Interchange

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G.I. Bride Partick station 2011Ranald MacColl StatueBronze resin Bud Neill's G.I. Bride character from the Lobey Dosser series is depicted with her baby Ned, forever trying to thumb a lift from Calton Creek in Arizona back to Partick.[42]
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Royal Exchange Square

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Duke of Wellington monument Royal Exchange Square 1844Carlo Marochetti Equestrian statue on pedestalBronze and Peterhead granite Category AQ7981506 Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city but due to minor damage to the statue and the potential for injury, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police.[43][44]
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Springburn Park

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Unicorn & column Springburn Park Late 19th century Sculpture on columnTerracotta Category BQ17811040 [45]

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James Reid (1823–1894) Springburn Park 1903Goscombe John Statue on pedestalBronze and granite Category BQ17811051 [46]
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Victoria Park

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Partick & Whiteinch war memorial Victoria Park 1922Francis William Doyle Jones Statue on obeliskBronze and stone8m tall Category CQ77782061 [47][48]
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Woodlands Road

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Lobey Dosser Woodlands Road 1992Ranald MacColl (designer), Tony Morrow & Nick Gillion (sculptors) StatueBronze Statue of cartoon characters created by Bud Neill. The statue depicts Lobey Dosser, the Sheriff of Calton Creek, taking in his handcuffed arch-enemy Rank Bajin, on his horse El Fideldo (Elfie) which only has two legs. Claimed to be the only two-legged equestrian statue in the world.[49]
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Bibliography

  • McKenzie, R., Sculpture in Glasgow:an illustrated handbook Glasgow The Foulis Archive Press 1999 ISBN 0-9537149-0-X.
  • Williamson, E., Riches, A., and Higgs, M., The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow Penguin Books London 1990 ISBN 0-300-09674-7.

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