I wonder how many people notice these angels on the cloak of the Saint Mungo statue by George Frampton at the main entrance to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in the west end of Glasgow.
Given how hard it was raining most of the morning here in Glasgow, this isn't remotely how I thought today would end, but it's certainly a very welcome sight!
Grey sandstone tenement on Gray Street in the West End of Glasgow. Built in the 1880s in a style reminiscent of James Sellars, I love how the outer windows are a cross between bay and bow windows. The stone transoms between the upper and lower panes in the top floor windows are also quite unusual.
I started today with a shot of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in the West End of Glasgow, so it makes sense to end with one as well. It's a beautiful building, but at night, there's something about the front entrance which always reminds be of a slightly evil-looking face!
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. A world class museum in a truly magnificent building that has held a special place in the hearts of generations of Glaswegians since it first opened its doors in 1901. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glasgow/kelvingrove/index.html
Georgian Townhouses on Newton Place in the West End of Glasgow. Built in 1837, they were designed by George Smith. The street was originally called Caledonia Place.
Victorian blonde sandstone tenements on Argyle Street in the Kelvingrove area of Glasgow. It's always nice to see ground-floor shop fronts which don't over-power the rest of the building.
The Industries of Glasgow at the Court of Mercury by George Frampton and William Shirreffs. Situated on the north porch of Kelvingrove Art Gallery, this relief shows female figures carrying models emblematic of Glasgow's traditional industries, such as a ship, a bridge and a loom, to present to Mercury, the cleverest of the Gods of Olympus.
Good morning, Glasgow. The towers and turrets of Kelvingirve Art Gallery are looking as spectacular as ever in today's low winter sun, and even the spire of the neighbouring university is getting in on the action.
The curved western end to the terrace of classical townhouses of Royal Crescent in the west end of Glasgow. Built in the 1830s and 40s, and designed by Alexander Taylor, this terminus is very different in style from the grand classical pavillion at the eastern end.
An early Victorian tenement on the corner of Kelvingrove Street and Sauchiehall Street in the west end of Glasgow. Designed by Charles Wilson and built in 1853, I love all the carved corbels around the windows on the first floor and the lion's head at the centre of the frieze along the top.
Love this sculpted corbel around a door of a tenement building on Kelvingrove Street in the west end of Glasgow, especially the weathered face at the bottom.
One of my favourite views in the west end of Glasgow as it contains two of the city's grandest buildings. It also happens that I've spent a lot of time in both of them over the years.