Glasgow, 801 Govan Road And Junction With Burleigh Street, Sir William Pearce Statue
Statue (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, 801 Govan Road And Junction With Burleigh Street, Sir William Pearce Statue
Classification Statue (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 167311
Site Number NS56NE 1756
NGR NS 55349 65767
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167311
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Statue of Sir William Pearce, 801 Burleigh Street, 1894, Onslow Ford
Blackened bronze figure, holding a plan, on a tall granite base. Pearce was the shipbuilder who created Fairfield's, the leading shipyard on the Clyde.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NMRS REFERECNE:
Courtald Institute : Sculture Negative : E O Ford, Sir Wm Pearce.
