Glasgow Academy War Memorial, Colebrooke Street, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. War memorial, school boundary wall.

Glasgow Academy War Memorial, Colebrooke Street, Glasgow

WRENN ID: bitter-gallery-tide
Grade: B
Local Planning Authority: Glasgow City
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 15 December 1970
Type: War memorial, school boundary wall
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

A N Paterson, architect; 1924. Polished ashlar war

memorial set in school wall at junction of Colebrooke

Street and Great Western Road. Stugged ashlar school

wall adjoins school railings at NE, and approach wall to

Great Western Bridge at SE. Memorial plaque flanked by

ashlar piers with wreathed dates commemorating schools

foundation (1845) and its reconstitution (1923).

Central inscribed dedication panel flanked by sculpted

palm branches superimposed on fluted pilasters

supporting incised frieze, mutule cornice and blocking

course. 2 shallow steps up to memorial High school wall

with intermediate ashlar piers with incised band Greek

key detail.

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