George Smith and Company's magnificently over-the-top and somewhat bizarre Grand Central Fountain in Fountain Gardens in Paisley.
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September 22, 2026 at 8:58 AM
George Smith and Company's magnificently over-the-top and somewhat bizarre Grand Central Fountain in Fountain Gardens in Paisley.
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#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #paisley #ironwork #architecture #architecturephotography
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Cast iron Victorian grave marker in the New Kilpartick Parish Churchyard in Bearsden, near Glasgow. Grave markers like this are particularly Scottish, and many were produced by George Smith's Sun Foundry in Port Dundas in Glasgow.
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September 24, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cast iron Victorian grave marker in the New Kilpartick Parish Churchyard in Bearsden, near Glasgow. Grave markers like this are particularly Scottish, and many were produced by George Smith's Sun Foundry in Port Dundas in Glasgow.
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Smith actively promoted the use of cast iron for grave markers to help make the type of highly ornamented gravestone previously only available to the very rich much more affordable and so more widely available.
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #bearsden #gravestone
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #bearsden #gravestone
September 24, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Smith actively promoted the use of cast iron for grave markers to help make the type of highly ornamented gravestone previously only available to the very rich much more affordable and so more widely available.
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #bearsden #gravestone
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #bearsden #gravestone
The cast-iron Bridgeton Cross Shelter, known locally as The Umbrella. A major landmark in the East End of Glasgow, it was made by George Smith's Sun Foundry in 1874.
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August 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The cast-iron Bridgeton Cross Shelter, known locally as The Umbrella. A major landmark in the East End of Glasgow, it was made by George Smith's Sun Foundry in 1874.
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#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
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#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
The recently restored Alexander MacKenzie memorial in the Glasgow Necropolis. Unlike almost all the other memorials in this Victorian cemetery, the MacKenzie memorial is made from cast iron.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The recently restored Alexander MacKenzie memorial in the Glasgow Necropolis. Unlike almost all the other memorials in this Victorian cemetery, the MacKenzie memorial is made from cast iron.
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Possibly my favourite fountain in the world, it was created at Smith's Sun Foundry on Port Dundas Road in Glasgow in 1868 for the industrialist Thomas Coats. And, yes that is a near-life sized walrus in the foreground!
#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #paisley #ironwork #architecture
#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #paisley #ironwork #architecture
September 22, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Possibly my favourite fountain in the world, it was created at Smith's Sun Foundry on Port Dundas Road in Glasgow in 1868 for the industrialist Thomas Coats. And, yes that is a near-life sized walrus in the foreground!
#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #paisley #ironwork #architecture
#glasgow #walrus #fountain #sunfoundry #paisley #ironwork #architecture
Craigmount on Cleveden Road in the west of Glasgow. Constructed in the 1880s, it was designed by John Gordon in a Dutch Renaissance style.
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March 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Craigmount on Cleveden Road in the west of Glasgow. Constructed in the 1880s, it was designed by John Gordon in a Dutch Renaissance style.
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The carpet in the former Bridgeton Public Library (now the Glasgow Women's Library) in the East End of the city, featuring the nearby Bridgeton Cross Shelter which was created by the Sun Foundry in 1874.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The carpet in the former Bridgeton Public Library (now the Glasgow Women's Library) in the East End of the city, featuring the nearby Bridgeton Cross Shelter which was created by the Sun Foundry in 1874.
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There can't be many other libraries with carpets featuring a local A-listed historic structure!
#glasgow #glasgowlibrary #carpet #architecture #sunfoundry
#glasgow #glasgowlibrary #carpet #architecture #sunfoundry
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There can't be many other libraries with carpets featuring a local A-listed historic structure!
#glasgow #glasgowlibrary #carpet #architecture #sunfoundry
#glasgow #glasgowlibrary #carpet #architecture #sunfoundry
Craigmount on Cleveden Road in the west of Glasgow. Constructed in the 1880s, it was designed by John Gordon in a Dutch Renaissance style.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Craigmount on Cleveden Road in the west of Glasgow. Constructed in the 1880s, it was designed by John Gordon in a Dutch Renaissance style.
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#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #kelvindale #sunfoundry #buildingphotography #architecturephotography
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Barrhead Cooperative Society emblem on a cast iron drinking fountain in Cowan Park in Barrhead. Dated 1897, it was manufactured by the Sun Foundry in Glasgow.
#glasgow #ironwork #metalwork #barrhead #cooperativesociety #sunfoundry #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #ironwork #metalwork #barrhead #cooperativesociety #sunfoundry #architecture #architecturephotography
May 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Barrhead Cooperative Society emblem on a cast iron drinking fountain in Cowan Park in Barrhead. Dated 1897, it was manufactured by the Sun Foundry in Glasgow.
#glasgow #ironwork #metalwork #barrhead #cooperativesociety #sunfoundry #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #ironwork #metalwork #barrhead #cooperativesociety #sunfoundry #architecture #architecturephotography
Classical townhouses on Park Circus in the West End of Glasgow. Designed by Charles Wilson, Park Circus was built in three sections between 1857 and 1873, with this being the earliest one.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Classical townhouses on Park Circus in the West End of Glasgow. Designed by Charles Wilson, Park Circus was built in three sections between 1857 and 1873, with this being the earliest one.
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At one time, it has seating underneath and was a popular meeting place. It was restored and repainted in the early 2020s, and over 150 years since it was created, it remains an impressive and unique piece of street furniture.
#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
August 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
At one time, it has seating underneath and was a popular meeting place. It was restored and repainted in the early 2020s, and over 150 years since it was created, it remains an impressive and unique piece of street furniture.
#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
#glasgow #bridgeton #sunfoundry #streetfurniture #architecture
This is a particularly impressive surviving example, and most are much more simple affairs. While I couldn't find a foundry mark on it, it seems like the type of monument the Sun Foundry would have produced.
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork #sighthillcemetery
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork #sighthillcemetery
March 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
This is a particularly impressive surviving example, and most are much more simple affairs. While I couldn't find a foundry mark on it, it seems like the type of monument the Sun Foundry would have produced.
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork #sighthillcemetery
#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork #sighthillcemetery
MacKenzie, a cabinetmaker and upholsterer, was a founding partner in the Sun Foundry and was its primary financier when it was created by George Smith in 1858, which may explain why he was given quite such an ornate cast iron memorial.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgownecropolis #sunfoundry #castiron
#glasgow #architecture #glasgownecropolis #sunfoundry #castiron
January 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM
MacKenzie, a cabinetmaker and upholsterer, was a founding partner in the Sun Foundry and was its primary financier when it was created by George Smith in 1858, which may explain why he was given quite such an ornate cast iron memorial.
#glasgow #architecture #glasgownecropolis #sunfoundry #castiron
#glasgow #architecture #glasgownecropolis #sunfoundry #castiron
Many were produced by George Smith's Sun Foundry in the Port Dundas area of the city, and he held several patents for cast-iron grave markers. While they never seemed to quite take off in the way Smith intended, many still exist.
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March 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Many were produced by George Smith's Sun Foundry in the Port Dundas area of the city, and he held several patents for cast-iron grave markers. While they never seemed to quite take off in the way Smith intended, many still exist.
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#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork
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#glasgow #architecture #sunfoundry #ironwork