Statue Of John Elder, Elder Park, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1979. Statue. 1 related planning application.

Statue Of John Elder, Elder Park, Glasgow

WRENN ID
high-iron-sparrow
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Glasgow City
Constituency
Glasgow South West MP: Dr Zubir Ahmed (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 December 1979
Type
Statue
Address
Statue Of John Elder, Elder Park, Glasgow, G51 4AA
OS grid reference
NS 547 657
Coordinates
55.86277, -4.32202
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Statue of John Elder, located in Elder Park, Glasgow, was created by the sculptor Sir J E Boehm and erected in 1888, which is indicated by his signature and date on the statue. This bronze statue depicts John Elder alongside a model of his "patent compound inverted vertical steam engine," a design that was patented by Randolph and Elder in the early 1850s. The statue stands on a tall granite pedestal that features classical detailing and plaques. It is surrounded by a circular granite coping with piers and iron chains, as well as a simple iron fence.

Local climate

Statue Of John Elder, Elder Park, Glasgow sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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