Mercat Building and Mercat Cross, Glasgow
by Yvonne Johnstone
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Mercat Building and Mercat Cross, Glasgow
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Mercat Building, designed by A. Graham Henderson built 1928 - 1933. Gushet building between Gallowgate and London Road. It features a giant round-arched deep recess with Ionic-columns at Gushet and sculptures by Alexander Proudfoot and Archibald Dawson.
The Mercat Cross dates from 1929 and is an octaganol design with a central pillar and topped with a unicorn. It was gifted to the city by Dr William Black and his wife and replaces the original which was removed in 1659.
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November 11th, 2019
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