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Title
James Lumsden (1808–1879)
Date
c.1859–1862
Medium
bronze & pink granite
Measurements
H 214 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 305 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
G4_GB_S011
Acquisition method
purchased by private subscription, 1862
Work type
Statue
Owner
Glasgow City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Unveiling date
17 December 1862
Listing date
22/12/92
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the front of the dado: JAMES LUMSDEN / LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW / FROM 1843 TO 1846 / DURING WHICH PERIOD / THE MUNICIPALITY WAS GREATLY EXTENDED: / FOR NINETEEN YEARS / HONORARY TREASURER OF / THE ROYAL INFIRMARY / TO WHICH INSTITUTION HE RENDERED / MOST VALUABLE SERVICES: / THROUGHOUT LIFE / AN ENERGETIC AND SUCCESSFUL PROMOTER OF / THE PUBLIC INTERESTS / AND BENEVOLENT ENTERPRISES / OF THIS HIS NATIVE CITY / BORN 1778 / DIED 1856
Cathedral Square, Glasgow
G4 0QZ
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