By Gary Nisbet
Sculpture Database
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By Gary Nisbet | Glasgow Sculpture Database [sorted by date] Click here to sort by district Click here to sort by street |
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| University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill), Main Building: Above the entrance to the Hunterian Museum Portrait of William Hunter (not dated) Sculptor: unknown; Architect: GG Scott | 1 top |
| Adelphi Street (Gorbals), At the junction with Commercial Road Geometric Abstract Sculpture (not dated) Sculptor: unknown | 2 top |
 Outside Glasgow (Macfarlane Abroad),Various Locations Macfarlane Works Outside Glasgow (000) Foundry: Walter Macfarlane & Co (Saracen Foundry) | 3 top |
| Glasgow Cross (Calton), Tolbooth Steeple, Glasgow Cross Glasgow Arms, Royal Monograms and Symbols (C.1625) Sculptor: unknown; Designed by: J Boyd | 4 top |
| University Avenue (Gilmorehill), Pearce Lodge, at junction of Kelvin Way Decorative Carving and Inscription (1632-58) Carver: unknown; Architect: AG Thomson | 5 top |
 Ingram Street (Merchant City),Hutchesons' Hall, 158 Ingram Street Statues of George and Thomas Hutcheson (c.1649, statues; 1802-5, building) Sculptor: J Colquhoun; Architect: D Hamilton; Builder: K Mathieson | 6 top |
| West George Street (City Centre), Merchants' House Buildings, 7 West George Street / 30 George Square: Above the door to the director's room Relief Panel of Sailing Ship (c.1659?) Sculptor: unknown | 7 top |
 University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill),Main Building: South end of West Range Lion and Unicorn Staircase (1690) Sculptor: W Riddel; Architect: unknown; Reconstruction by JJ Burnet | 8 top |
| Cathedral Square Gardens (Townhead), Cathedral Square Gardens Equestrian Monument to King William III (1734) Sculptor: unknown; Foundry: Cant & Lindsay | 9 top |
 Castle Street (Townhead),St Nicholas Garden, in the L-shaped cloister Thirteen Keystone Masks, including nine 'Tontine Heads' (1737-42, 1758-9, c.1872, c.1873) Sculptors: D Cation, M Naismith, WJ Maxwell; Architect of Town Hall (later Tontine Hotel): A Dreghorn | 10 top |
| St Andrews Square (Calton), Former St Andrew's in the Field's Church Glasgow Arms in the Pediment (1739-56, restored 2001) Sculptor: D Cation; Architect: A Dreghorn | 11 top |
| Glassford Street (Merchant City), Trades House, 85-91 Glassford Street Armorial Group and Griffin Panels (1791-4) Sculptor: unknown; Architects: R&J Adam | 12 top |
| Glasgow Green (Calton), McLennan Arch, Saltmarket entrance opposite Justiciary Court Classical Relief Panels (c.1796, Ingram Street; 1991-2, present location) Sculptor: unknown; Architects:R&J Adam, J Carrick | 13 top |
| Glasgow Green (Calton), In the centre of the north-west division Lord Nelson Obelisk (1806) Designer: D Hamilton; Builder: A Brockett | 14 top |
| George Square (City Centre), George Square Monument to Sir John Moore (1810-19) Sculptor: J Flaxman | 15 top |
| Kelvingrove Park (West End), Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. In the corridor to the right of the north entrance Statue of William Pitt the Younger (1812) Sculptor: J Flaxman | 16 top |
| Broomfield Road (Springburn), Balgray (Breeze's) Tower, 52 Broomfield Road Eleven Portrait Masks (c.1820) Sculptor: unknown; Architect: Moses McCulloch | 17 top |
| The Necropolis (Townhead), Kappa Monument to John Knox (1825) Designer: W Warren; Carver: R Forrest; Architect: T Hamilton | 18 top |
| Royal Exchange Square (City Centre), Former Royal Exchange, now Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art Magnificent Capitals (1827-32) Sculptor: J Fillans (for Hall McLatchie); Architect: D Hamilton | 19 top |
| George Square (City Centre), George Square Monument to James Watt (1830) Sculptor: FL Chantrey; Foundry: FL Chantrey | 20 top |
| University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill), Main Building: In the Hunterian Museum Statue of James Watt (1830) Sculptor: FL Chantrey; | 21 top |
| The Necropolis (Townhead), Sigma Monument to William McGavin (1834) Sculptor: R Forrest; Architect: D Bryce | 22 top |
| George Square (City Centre), George Square Monument to Sir Walter Scott (1834-8) Sculptors: J Greenshields (modeller); J Ritchie (carver); W Mossman Senior (inscription); Architect: D Rhind (column and pedestal); Mason: J Govan | 23 top |
| Buchanan Street (City Centre), Former Cleland Testimonial, 249 Buchanan Street Coat of Arms (1835-6) Sculptor: W Mossman Senior; Architects: D&J Hamilton | 24 top |
| The Necropolis (Townhead), Beta Monument to Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hope Pattison (1838) Sculptor: J Ritchie | 25 top |
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 | During the preparation of this database extensive use was made of the book Public Sculpture of Glasgow by Ray McKenzie. |
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