The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire
The Gorbals Vampire

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A mural of the Gorbals vampire which is said to have iron teeth. The mural design was chosen through a competition which received 115 entries with the final design, by high school student Ella Bryson, painted onto the wall by the established muralist Ejek supported by Artpistol.
Title

The Gorbals Vampire

Date

2016

Medium

paint

Measurements

H 500 x W 500 cm (E)

Accession number

G5_GB_S1064

Acquisition method

commissioned by Scottish Power through the Marvellous Murals competition

Work type

Painted

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

16 November 2016

Access

at all times

Inscription description

In September 1954, local school children descended on the southern Necropolis / to hunt down and kill the man with the iron teeth, also known as the Gorballs Vampire

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