Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:19 pm

They stencils are a pain.

I always manage to get covered with paint. Any tips HH?
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby John » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:35 pm

You need a henchman and a few goons to do your stencilling Alex.
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:41 pm

Tried that John but you can't get the help these days.

Better stop this before I get into more trouble from one of the other mods for cluttering up this thread.
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Josef » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:11 pm

Bellahouston Primary School.

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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Monument » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:27 pm

On a corporation bus.

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A vagabond on the way.
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Anorak » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:34 pm

Here’s one where the bell, bird and tree are also carved into the masonry surrounding the coat of arms.

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Walked by it many times without noticing the wee extra bits!
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:21 pm

That's a cracker Anorak.

Where is it?

Got this one from the front cover of a book from 1958.

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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Anorak » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:19 am

Alex, It’s the Muirend branch of the Savings Bank of Glasgow, 443 Clarkston Road with the street number in beautiful 1920’s script.
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The bank also has a a candidate the oldest surviving advertising hoarding in the city, Image
No fly away posters with wallpaper paste and crap slogans here!
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:21 am

Fantastic find Anorak

Well done :D
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Wee Minx » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:50 pm

Govan Town Hall...the motto "Nihil Sine Labore" means "No work without labour"...my primary school (Copland Road) motto too :)
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby HollowHorn » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:45 pm

Anorak wrote:Image

I spy another one on the drainpipe.
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:33 pm

Hawk eye HH :D

Nice one Wee Minx. That is a cracker :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby glasgowken » Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:27 pm

Anorak wrote:The bank also has a a candidate the oldest surviving advertising hoarding in the city, Image
No fly away posters with wallpaper paste and crap slogans here!


WOW !!! Superb 8O
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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:13 pm

Some of these may have been posted already.

Bell Street

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Inside John Street

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Three from Trongate

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Re: Let Glasgow Flourish- Coat Of Arms

Postby Alex Glass » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:23 pm

Just spoted this whilst posting this photo on another thread.

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