Welcome to "Pam's Peregrinations", my 366 Photo Project when I am aiming to post a photo every day during 2012. I've been inspired by my cousin, Sarah McMichael, who did this for 2011 and whose photos are outstanding - check out http://sarahmcmichael.blogspot.com/ I don't expect mine to be as good quality but I hope it'll be fun. Enjoy! If you like this you might like to visit the next blog for 2013: www.pamsrandoms.blogspot.co.uk
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Day 114: Something for all the Tom Allaners
This is the building opposite the Tom Allan Centre in Elmbank Street which I have been aware of but never really noticed properly, other than knowing it's now Glasgow City Council.
It started life as Glasgow Academy in 1847, designed by Charles Wilson and subsequently became The High School (Glasgow oldest school which dates from 1460) in 1878, before Strathclyde Regional Council took it over in 1970. It changed to Glasgow City Council in 1996.
The four statues were sculpted by John Mossman around 1880 - incidentally he was a good friend of Charles Wilson and apparently they joined forces on other buildings in Glasgow. The statues are L-R, Cicero, Homer, James Watt & Galileo - representing the arts and sciences which revolutionised the western world.
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Day 107: Graham Square, Glasgow
Sticking with the old and new architecture theme, this is on the site of the former Meat Market in the Gallowgate. The "old" dates from 1879 and the "new" from 1998.
Day 106: Old and new architecture
Believed to be the old entrance to Queen's Park Secondary School, now on the site of the New Victoria Hospital in Glasgow & the way in to the Out of Hours Service.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Friday, 13 April 2012
Sunday, 8 April 2012
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