Bootscrapers of Park Circus in the west end of Glasgow. Bootscrapers are very basic, functional item of metalwork, but I love all the different ways they've been made to look a bit more fancy.
#glasgow #ironwork #bootscraper
#metalwork
#design #architecture #parkcircus #architecturephotography
#glasgow #ironwork #bootscraper
#metalwork
#design #architecture #parkcircus #architecturephotography
May 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Bootscrapers of Park Circus in the west end of Glasgow. Bootscrapers are very basic, functional item of metalwork, but I love all the different ways they've been made to look a bit more fancy.
#glasgow #ironwork #bootscraper
#metalwork
#design #architecture #parkcircus #architecturephotography
#glasgow #ironwork #bootscraper
#metalwork
#design #architecture #parkcircus #architecturephotography
Bootscarpers of Pollokshields in Glasgow. These pieces of street furniture would have once been found at the entrance to most town houses and many tenement closes.
#glasgow #pollokshields #streetfurniture #bootscrapers #ironwork
#glasgow #pollokshields #streetfurniture #bootscrapers #ironwork
June 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Bootscarpers of Pollokshields in Glasgow. These pieces of street furniture would have once been found at the entrance to most town houses and many tenement closes.
#glasgow #pollokshields #streetfurniture #bootscrapers #ironwork
#glasgow #pollokshields #streetfurniture #bootscrapers #ironwork
Never underestimate bootscrapers!
I was admiring the bootscrapers on this ironwork just now, when the guy restoring them said "I'll show you what's really clever; they spin around so you can angle them" and he twisted the fleur-de-lys top of the short pole to show me.
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Never underestimate bootscrapers!
I now own four metal Dachshund doorstops/bootscrapers.
May 24, 2023 at 12:19 AM
I now own four metal Dachshund doorstops/bootscrapers.
Are they not bootscrapers?
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Are they not bootscrapers?
They're like friendly bootscrapers, pretty cool little things. And they eat all the gross things in the garden so they're good to have around.
May 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
They're like friendly bootscrapers, pretty cool little things. And they eat all the gross things in the garden so they're good to have around.
I was admiring the bootscrapers on this ironwork just now, when the guy restoring them said "I'll show you what's really clever; they spin around so you can angle them" and he twisted the fleur-de-lys top of the short pole to show me.
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
August 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I was admiring the bootscrapers on this ironwork just now, when the guy restoring them said "I'll show you what's really clever; they spin around so you can angle them" and he twisted the fleur-de-lys top of the short pole to show me.
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
2 bonus pics of others on the way home
#IronworkThursday
Loving that the two bootscrapers on either side of Larry look like his minature demon personal guards
June 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Loving that the two bootscrapers on either side of Larry look like his minature demon personal guards
The exact same bootscrapers can also be found outside 10 Downing Street in London (and you can often see them on the background during news conferences and interviews carried out on the street outside - and yes, I'm geeky enough to notice such things!).
#glasgow #bootscraper #architecture
#glasgow #bootscraper #architecture
January 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The exact same bootscrapers can also be found outside 10 Downing Street in London (and you can often see them on the background during news conferences and interviews carried out on the street outside - and yes, I'm geeky enough to notice such things!).
#glasgow #bootscraper #architecture
#glasgow #bootscraper #architecture
"Councilman Les Bootscrapers has always had it in for that boot scraper. We need to run him out of office and elect Prudence "Pro" Bootscrapers! Oh! This fallen world and all its foibles!"
September 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"Councilman Les Bootscrapers has always had it in for that boot scraper. We need to run him out of office and elect Prudence "Pro" Bootscrapers! Oh! This fallen world and all its foibles!"
Starting a local party whose only policy is to bring back bootscrapers
August 10, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Starting a local party whose only policy is to bring back bootscrapers
I want to help but i’m afraid i too am google in this situation
Is it anything to do with doorbells or knockers or is it a decorational element? A style of window? Dentils? A mail slot ? Bootscrapers?
Is it anything to do with doorbells or knockers or is it a decorational element? A style of window? Dentils? A mail slot ? Bootscrapers?
August 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I want to help but i’m afraid i too am google in this situation
Is it anything to do with doorbells or knockers or is it a decorational element? A style of window? Dentils? A mail slot ? Bootscrapers?
Is it anything to do with doorbells or knockers or is it a decorational element? A style of window? Dentils? A mail slot ? Bootscrapers?
A New Series, Scraped
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genre, with a cast-iron newel post on the first tread of the stoop, wrought-iron…
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genre, with a cast-iron newel post on the first tread of the stoop, wrought-iron…
A New Series, Scraped
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genre, with a cast-iron newel post on the first tread of the stoop, wrought-iron pickets below the handrail, some wrought-iron curlicues where the pickets meet the handrail, a nice iron arch to eliminate the second picket to make room for a foot, and a little decorative shape to the unused lower edge of the scraper itself.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A New Series, Scraped
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genre, with a cast-iron newel post on the first tread of the stoop, wrought-iron…
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genre, with a cast-iron newel post on the first tread of the stoop, wrought-iron…
Bootscrapers demand more attention in my opinion! They tell us a lot about the state of public thoroughfare in the past. When was the last time you actually felt the need to scrape your boots outside your house?
March 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Bootscrapers demand more attention in my opinion! They tell us a lot about the state of public thoroughfare in the past. When was the last time you actually felt the need to scrape your boots outside your house?
So we got all these bootscrapers. How are we going to...
ANOTHER TEMPLE BENATH!? THIS IS SO STUPID!!!!
ANOTHER TEMPLE BENATH!? THIS IS SO STUPID!!!!
June 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
So we got all these bootscrapers. How are we going to...
ANOTHER TEMPLE BENATH!? THIS IS SO STUPID!!!!
ANOTHER TEMPLE BENATH!? THIS IS SO STUPID!!!!
How long has Danville existed and how does it have a ridculous temple like this that looks more ancient?
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BOOTSCRAPERS?
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BOOTSCRAPERS?
June 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
How long has Danville existed and how does it have a ridculous temple like this that looks more ancient?
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BOOTSCRAPERS?
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BOOTSCRAPERS?
An ancient language of bootscrapers...why?
June 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
An ancient language of bootscrapers...why?
Other people have identified them in the replies, but they're for bootscrapers - you can see one in the third image.
August 17, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Other people have identified them in the replies, but they're for bootscrapers - you can see one in the third image.
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By: Don Friedman on Thursday, February 19, 2026
By: Don Friedman on Thursday, February 19, 2026
A New Series, Scraped
This is the first of what I can guaranty will be an irregularly-published series on the bootscrapers of New York. First up, from Gay Street in Greenwich Village: This is a fine specimen of the genr…
oldstructures.com
February 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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By: Don Friedman on Thursday, February 19, 2026
By: Don Friedman on Thursday, February 19, 2026