Sculptures and Statues around Glasgow

[Pointyears]

One of the trio of statues on Cumberland Street, the Gorbals - in bronze depicting 1950s boys wearing their maw's high heels - has been cut from the ankles and stolen. This was about a month ago.

[Mori]

Its was vandalised... its away to get fixed.

evening times

28 Jul 2010

Vandals have destroyed a much-loved community artwork in Glasgow.

[BrigitDoon]

"It’s hard to understand why this was targeted..."

Not a mystery from where I'm looking.

[Mori]

BBC

Sculpture recreates iconic photo

[pclimie]

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/ ... storation/

New area of website, updated with info on the restoration of:

- Restoration of La Pasionaria
- Monuments to John and Mrs Elder in Elder Park
- The Cameronians Scottish Rifles Monument in Kelvingrove Park
- The Bengal Tigress with Cubs
- Restoration of Lord Kelvin in Kelvingrove Park
- The monument to Lord Lister in Kelvingrove Park
- The Highland Light Infantry Monument in Kelvingrove Park

[Anorak]

Love these Art Noveau faces looking out from the upper levels of a south side corner tenement.

It is widely but wrongly assumed that Glasgow’s Art Nouveau was all down to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his associates.
Everyday architecture of the time was also influenced, as shown with the lovely ladies of this tenement, who are similar to the long haired lady over the entrance of the School of Art.
The ironwork fencing of Holmlea School and the tiles on the early 20th century closes in Cathcart show lots of very modernistic Art Noveau influences.
I’m sure there must be lots of bits and pieces throughout the city created in this very short time, which should be recorded and hopefully appreciated.

[mira]

One of my favourites, marking the site of the Rottenrow Maternity Hospital


Along the entrance to Pollok Park

[banjo]

i love those two sculptures.i like big sculptures apart from the big stone rope on the canal towpath ,i just dont get that one.

[Mark N]

A man who's seen the inside of a gym a few times.....


The Italian Centre - Sculpture Of Mercury by Mark in Glasgow Southside, on Flickr

[Doorstop]

Incidentally, that's DoorPop in the last one. He's the one with no tits and not 30 feet tall.

[fiain]

Lovely shots Doorstop, colours just right. Where is it (excuse my ignorance)

[Doorstop]

Cumbernauld sir, and thanks.

[Mori]

Great images DS

I noticed today that the Cherub Fountain (Aitken Memorial) at Govan Cross has been replaced and fenced off until the opening cermony which is the 1st of june, good to see it back in place all shiny and clean.

Was in a hurry today so never got a chance to get any images.

Before the revamp

[Doorstop]

Cheers Mori .. look forward to seeing the revamped shots now.


arria71sm by Ross Allan, on Flickr


1_11 by Ross Allan, on Flickr

[Pointyears]

I think that the large bronze eagle currently found above one of the walls in the Barrs' wee red-brick, semi-new courtyard bit, originally adorned the front admissions gate of Calderpark Zoo. I maybe wrong... I'll grap a photae of it.