It has recently been announced that statues in George Square will be removed as redevelopment work is set to be carried out on the square.
Glasgow City Council are seeking specialists on the restoration of the square’s 11 landmark statues which we have taken a closer look at.
An announcement stated: “After this market engagement exercise, the council will then look to recruit the contractors to carry out the restoration work, a key stage in the wider regeneration of the Glasgow’s main civic space. “The notice for the statue experts has now been issued and is the next stage in the project’s progress, with the transformational plans now approaching their final planning hurdle.”
People will all have their own opinions on the current statues in the square with our readers previously getting back to us with their suggestions of who deserves a statue in the square.
Glasgow City Council are seeking specialists on the restoration of the square’s 11 landmark statues which we have taken a closer look at.
5. Thomas Campbell
Scottish poet, historian and political commentator Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow in 1777 and was educated at Grammar School. In November 1826, Campbell was elected to the Lord Rectorship of Glasgow University. The unveiling was performed by Dr James A. Campbell on the centenary of the poet’s birth.
6. Lord Clyde
Military leader Lord Clyde was the eldest son of Glasgow carpenter John MacLiver but was given his mother's maiden name. Sir Colin Campbell’s most famous exploit being his
command of ‘Thin Red Line’ of the 93rd Highlanders, which repulsed the Russians at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854. His statue, by John Henry Foley, was unveiled in George Square in 1868 but prompted mixed reactions.
7. Sir John Moore
Sir John Moore was brought up in ‘Donald’s Land’, in the Trongate. Moore served as captain-lieutenant
in the Duke of Hamilton’s regiment in America (1778-83)
followed by a short period as MP for the united burghs
of Lanark, Selkirk, Peebles and Linlithgow. His statue was unveiled on George Square in August 1819.
8. Robert Burns
Scotland's national poet Robert Burns' statue was designed by George Ewing and was erected in George Square in 1877. The monument was first under the care of the Dennistoun Burns Club, and was by them lovingly decorated on the anniversaries of the poet’s birth.
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