Cathedral Square, Glasgow
Cathedral Square is a public square in the city of
Prior to the 1870s the post-medieval clutter of congested dwellings and workshops, on the remaining debris of the long-gone Bishop's Castle, where Castle Street is today,
Buildings of the area
Prominent buildings of the area[6][7] include:
- Glasgow Evangelical Church, 1880, Category A listed building with its elegant Italian facade and handsome classical interiors designed by architect John Honeyman of Honeyman and Keppie,[8] as Cathedral Square United Presbyterian/Barony North Church[9][10][11]
- Discharged Prisoners Aid Society (now Cathedral House Hotel), 1896, red sandstone building designed by architects Campbell Douglas and Morison[12][13]
- Barony Hall, 1889, category A listed red sandstone building designed by Sir John James Burnet[14][15] as the New Barony Church, with its interior loosely modelled on Gerona Cathedral.
- Provand's Lordship, oldest dwellings in Glasgow, Category A listed.[16]
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary reconstructed from 1914, architect James Miller,[17] and onwards. On the site of the Robert Adam building of 1794[18]
- Glasgow Cathedral, the oldest building in Glasgow, from the late 12c onwards. Category A listed.[19]
- Necropolis garden cemetery opened in 1833 on the Merchants' Park above the Cathedral.[20]
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art and Friends Visitor Centre, opened in 1993, designed by architect Ian Begg,[21][22] sitting in the centre of the Victorian square.
Statues of the area
There are various statues and monuments in the area [23][24] including:
- Queen Mary) from 1688. From the foundry of Can't & Lindsay, 1735. At Glasgow Cross until 1923.
- Rev Dr Norman McLeod, minister of the Barony.[25] Sculptor John Mossman, 1881.
- David Livingstone, physician, missionary, explorer. Sculptor John Mossman, 1879. At George Square until 1956.
- James Arthur, clothing manufacturer and philanthropist.[26][27] Sculptor George Anderson Lawson, 1893.
- James Lumsden, stationery manufacturer, Lord Provost, and Royal Infirmary treasurer.[28]Sculptor John Mossman, 1862.
- James White, chemicals manufacturer and philanthropist[29] Sculptor Francis Leslie, 1890.
- Queen Victoria, monarch from 1837 to 1901. Sculptor Albert Hemstock Hodge, 1914.
- John Knox, theologian, minister, reformer. Designer T Hamilton, carver Robert Forrest, 1825.[30]
In the late 1890s the sprawling Duke Street Prison planned to open a new entrance and building at the edge of the square. The plans caused "indignation meetings" and a successful campaign to save the green space. Counter arguments appeared in local newspapers including an anonymous poem in the Glasgow Evening Post.: "We love it, and who shall dare. To chide us for loving Cathedral Square? We’ve cherished it long as a sacred place, We’ve shown it to strangers of every race. 'Tis bound by a thousand ties to our hearts, And we add to its treasures in fits and starts. Would you learn the spell? St. Mungo dwelt there, a sacred space Cathedral Square!"[31]
References
- ^ "Castle Street". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "John Carrick". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Glasgow Evening Post 27 August 1890
- ^ The Second City, by Charles Oakley, published 1975
- ^ Glasgow, Irene Maver, published 2000.
- ^ Architecture of Glasgow, by Andor Gomme and David Walker, published 1966
- ^ The Buildings of Scotland : Glasgow, by Elizabeth Williamson and other, published 1990
- ^ "John Honeyman". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Cathedral Square UP Church". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Glasgow, 14 - 20 Cathedral Square, Barony North Church (142138)". Canmore. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "About us - Glasgow Evangelical Church". www.glasgowevangelicalchurch.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Campbell Douglas & Morrison". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Barony Parish Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "(Sir) John James Burnet". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Provand's Lordship 1843". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "James Miller". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Royal Infirmary". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow Cathedral". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Merchants' Park". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "St Mungo Museum". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Ian McKerron Begg". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow - City of Sculpture - Home Page". www.glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow, by Elizabeth Williamson and others, published 1990
- ^ "Rev Norman MacLeod". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "James Arthur". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Jane Arthur". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "James Lumsden". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "James White". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "The Necropolis (Garden and Designated Landscape) (GDL00366)". Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Glasgow Evening Post 25 April 1889. https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18890425/053/0004