South gatepiers, detail of lion on west pillar Digital image of D 68137 CN
SC 799841
Description South gatepiers, detail of lion on west pillar Digital image of D 68137 CN
Date 6/4/2000
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 799841
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 68137 CN
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.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/799841
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Crown Copyright: HES
Licence Type: Full
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
