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South gatepiers, detail of lion on west pillar
D 68137 CN
Description South gatepiers, detail of lion on west pillar
Date 6/4/2000
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number D 68137 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 799841
Scope and Content Lion on gate pier, Pollok House, Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow The lions stand on their hind legs, holding the coat-of-arms of the Maxwell family. A similar shield can be seen on the entrance front of the house. Hew Lorimer also carved urns which sit on the terraces leading up to the house. Hew Lorimer, in addition to sculpting garden features such as this, also worked on a number of larger projects, including the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. This sculpture is one of a matching pair to be found in the formal gardens to the south of Pollok House. Commissioned by Sir John Stirling Maxwell (1867-1956), the lions were carved in the 1940s by the sculptor Hew Lorimer (1907-93), son of the famous architect Sir Robert Lorimer (1864-1929). Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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