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Title
Memorial to William McGavin
Date
1834
Medium
yellow freestone
Measurements
H 244 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 1060 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
G4_GB_S023
Acquisition method
erected by public subscription, 1834
Work type
Statue
Owner
Glasgow City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
A (Scotland)
Unveiling date
1834
Listing date
15/12/70
Signature/marks description
on the west side of the base: JOHN BRYCE, ARCHITECT
Inscription description
on the front of the pedestal: To / the Memory / of / WILLIAM M'GAVIN, / Merchant, Glasgow; / Author of the / "Protestant", &c. &c. / who died on the XXIII, of August, MDCCCXXXII. aged Fifty-nine years. / THIS / Monument has been Erected / by his fellow Citizens. / MDCCCXXXIV