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Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park

Exhibition Site (19th Century) - (20th Century), Park (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park

Classification Exhibition Site (19th Century) - (20th Century), Park (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Site Of 1888 And 1901 International Exhibitions; West End Park; Bowling Greens; The Glasgow Dairy Co Ltd; Scottish Exhibition, 1911.

Canmore ID 139397

Site Number NS56NE 328

NGR NS 5686 6616

NGR Description Centred NS 5686 6616

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/139397

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Glasgow, City Of
  • Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District City Of Glasgow
  • Former County Lanarkshire

Archaeology Notes

NS56NE 328 centred 5686 6616

Architecture Notes

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park.

Buildings now demolished.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE:

Mitchell Library William Graham Album I p3 Photograph of painting.

Mitchell Library William Graham Album I p5 Photograph of painting.

NMRS REFERENCE:

Architect: Campbell Douglas and Sellars 1888.

William Tair Connor

NMRS REFERENCE:

West End Park depicted on the first edition of the OS 6 inch (Lanarkshire 1859, sheet VI)

NMRS NOTES:

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park.

Architect: Layout by Sir Joseph Paxton.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE.

Courtauld Institute: Sculpture Negative Collection.

A. MacFarlane Shannan - Statue of Kelvin. 1013/6(3) A77/691

J. Mossman - Loch Katrine statue on Stewart Memorial Fountain. 889/9(36)

Benno Schotz - Psalmist.

NMRS Notes:

Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park.

Kennedy Monument

Architect: A. Cain, c.1866 (with Rosa Bonheur).

NMRS Notes:

George's Mews and George's Circus never built, original plan of amendments show proposed layout.

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