Robert Burns statue, Stirling. Photograph: Robert Burns - Statue of Robert Burns in Stirling. Statue of Robert Burns VR Stirling, guide to the city of Stirling, Scotland. published: 09/08/2010 13:53:33. Robert Burns statue, Stirling - geograph.org.uk - 193714. Site Record for Paisley, Fountain Gardens, Burns Statue Love StreetDigital_images Digital_images. Paisley's Burns Statue. All in all the erection of the statue was a highly commendable achievement of the people of Paisley in their attempt to honour the memory of their National Bard, but why did the Paisley public go to so much trouble to produce what is often thought to be the World’s finest memorial to the poet, when he hailed from so many miles away in Ayrshire?
Paisley’s attachment to Burns goes back a very long way indeed, and many Burns’s many connections to the town are well known. Jean Armour, Burns’s eventual wife was sent to stay there with her uncle, Andrew Purdie, during her first confinement. Paisley was always a town in the forefront of the appreciation of the Bard’s works, and in 1805 a group of local poets, including Paisley’s own bard Robert Tannahill formed one of the world’s first Burns Clubs, meeting for the first time in January 1805 at the Starr Inn, 29 High Street, to celebrate the anniversary of the poet’s birth.
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Irvine Burns Statue. The Robert Burns statue at Irvine - unveiled in 1896, surroundings renovated in 1996 The Irvine Burns Statue 1896 The Donor .......
The Sculptor ....... The Statue The Unveiling ...... Researched by Past President I J Dickson ** Scroll down for sketches and a photo from 1896 ** and (if you wish) the extras offered by the little mouse The Donor John Spiers left Irvine as a young man and enjoyed a long, successful and, equally importantly, honourable career as an underwriter and insurance broker at Blythswood Sq., Glasgow. His gift of a statue was motivated by what he had been told, in his young days in Irvine, by people who had known the poet, so in a sense the statue is a personal testament from one who had heard at first hand of Burns' generous character, great genius and noble humanity.
John Spiers also showed his awareness of people's more immediate needs. The whole life of John Spiers was marked by commercial probity and thought for others. The Sculptor The Statue. File:Irvine Burns Monument.JPG. Irvine Robert Burns Statue. Photo of Robert Burns Statue, Irvine. Site Record for Glasgow, George Square, Statue Of Robert Burns Details Details. Robert Burns, Glasgow, by George Edwin Ewing. Robert Burns (1759-96) George Edwin Ewing (1828-1884), assisted by Francis Leslie (1833-94) Reliefs by James Alexander Ewing (1843-1900) 1876-7 for the statue, unveiled 1877; 1885-7 for the reliefs.
Statue of Robert Burns. The statue of Robert Burns in George Square, featured in Glasgow City Council's "Adopt a Monument" scheme which attempted to persuade sponsors to pay for the upkeep of monuments in the city.
In December 1985 the Council's newspaper The Bulletin reported that Glasgow and District Burns Association had agreed to donate 100 annually towards the cost of maintenance of the statue. The statue to Scotland's national poet was erected on 25 January 1877, 118 years after the birth of Burns. 10,000 people are said to have formed a procession from Glasgow Green to attend the unveiling, with as many as 30,000 lining the streets. The bronze statue is the work of sculptor George Edwin Ewing, and was cast by London art founders Cox & Sons. Four bronze reliefs by the sculptor's brother, James Alexander Ewing, depict scenes from the bard's poems.
Reference: Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Bulletin Photographs Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning. Images: Statue of Robert Burns, Glasgow. Edinburgh Museums - Burns Monument. The idea to erect a monument to Burns was first proposed in 1812 by Mr John Forbes Mitchell in Bombay.
A committee was formed to organize this in 1819 at the Free Mason's Tavern in London. In 1824 sculptor John Flaxman R.A., one of the finest sculptors of the day, was commissioned to produce a life-size statue in marble. He used the portrait of Burns by Alexander Nasmyth as a model. The poet is shown holding a bunch of daisies and reciting his poem ‘To a mountain daisy’, a bonnet and thistle lie at his feet beside a plough-share. Burns, by John Flaxman, Edinburgh. Robert Burns John Flaxman c.1828 (commissioned in 1824) White marble Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Statue of Robert Burns - Burns Scotland. Introduction: Statue of Robert Burns, life size, in white marble, by John Flaxman, RA (1759-1826) of York, who based his sculpture on the portrait by Alexander Nasmyth, depicting Burns addressing his lines 'To a Mountain Daisy'.
Image Rights Holder: City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries - The Writers Museum Ref: Project: 225:Treasures: The Writers' Museum Material: Marble Dimensions: Burns Monument, Thomas Hamilton, Edinburgh, Calton Hill, Photos, Burns Monument Edinburgh. Burns Monument. Regent Road Calton Hill EdinburghEH Re-opened in 2009 following extensive restoration work, this is more than a monument, it's a small, circular temple in the Neo-Greek style typical of Georgian era Edinburgh, constructed in honour of Scotland's national bard Robert Burns (1759 to 1796).
The Burns monument is on Regent Road at the Southerly foot of Calton Hill looking out to Arthur's seat in Holyrood Park (not to be confused with the Burns Monument Centre in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire). The foundation stone of the Edinburgh Burns Monument was laid in 1831. It was designed by Thomas Hamilton, who was also responsible for the Royal High School just across the road.
The building originally housed a white marble statue of the poet - that's now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Historical Background The idea to erect a monument to Burns was first proposed by Mr. The temple consists of a central drum structure called a 'cella', surrounded by twelve columns known as a 'peristyle'. Robert Burns Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Burns Statue, Albert Square, Dundee. Ballads entitled 'The Proposed Burns Statue in Dundee' and 'The Woeful Marriage' McGonagall Online – The Burns Statue. This Statue, I must confess, is magnificent to see, And I hope will long be appreciated by the people of Dundee; It has been beautifully made by Sir John Steell, And I hope the pangs of hunger he will never feel.
This statue is most elegant in its design, And I hope will defy all weathers for a very long time; And I hope strangers from afar with admiration will stare On this beautiful statue of thee, Immortal Bard of Ayr. Fellow-citizens, this Statue seems most beautiful to the eye, Which would cause Kings and Queens for such a one to sigh, And make them feel envious while passing by In fear of not getting such a beautiful Statue after they die.
See where he sits on the stump of that tree His eyes tuned to heaven his Mary to see, A scroll at his feet, a pen in his hand Writing to his Mary in the Better Land The Lochee Union Weaver Lodge had twenty representatives in their regalia, who carried the Lodge flag and the Lodge loom in working order. Notes Further Reading Related Gems. Site Record for Dumfries, Church Place, Robert Burns Statue Burns Statue At Greyfriars' Church; High Street; Castle StreetDetails Details. © Copyright and database right 2014. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100020548. Alternative Names Burns Statue At Greyfriars' Church; High Street; Castle StreetSite Type STATUECanmore ID 159251Site Number NX97NE 217NGR NX 97140 76250Council DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAYParish DUMFRIESFormer Region DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAYFormer District NITHSDALEFormer County DUMFRIES-SHIREDatum OSGB36 - NGR Canmore MappingView this site on a map Architectural Notes.
Robert Burns statue, Dumfries. Burns Monument, Dumfries, by Amelia Hill (1820-1904) Robert Burns on SCRAN - Memorials. Architecture photography in Scotland - Ayr - Burns Statue. JWG Gallery: Robert Burns in Burns' Statue Square, Ayr. Gallery\Ayrshire scenes. Rabbie Burns statue, Ayr. Site Record for Arbroath, Hill Place, Arbroath Academy, Statue To Robert Burns Details Details. © Copyright and database right 2014. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100020548. Site Type STATUECanmore ID 288418Site Number NO64SW 152.01NGR NO 64454 41022Council ANGUSParish ARBROATH AND ST VIGEANSFormer Region TAYSIDEFormer District ANGUSFormer County ANGUSDatum OSGB36 - NGR Canmore MappingView this site on a map Architectural Notes.
Robert Burns Statue, Arbroath, Scotland. Robert Burns statue. Statue of Robert Burns Arbroath, Scotland. - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking. Statue of Robert Burns Arbroath, Scotland. Posted by: Jimmy1361. Site Record for Ayr, Alloway, Robert Burns Monument Details Details. Site Type COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT, GATE, SUNDIALCanmore ID 41613Site Number NS31NW 32NGR NS 33239 17945Council SOUTH AYRSHIREParish AYRFormer Region STRATHCLYDEFormer District KYLE AND CARRICKFormer County AYRSHIREDatum OSGB36 - NGR Canmore MappingView this site on a map Architectural Notes NS31NW 32.01 NS 33218 17985 Office (ticket)NS31NW 32.02 NS 33255 17911 (Statue House) Architect: Thomas Hamilton 1818-23 See Historical File - Monument to Robert Burns. Plans: Thomas Hamilton competition design 1818 - framed drawing kept in monument National Gallery of Scot. comp drawing - Thomas Hamilton - small drawing.
Robert Burns's Monument, Alloway, Ayrshire. The Burns Encyclopedia: Alloway Monument. Burns Monument and Memorial Gardens Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. The Burns Monument and Memorial Gardens stand on a sloping site on the north bank of the River Doon overlooking the Brig o' Doon. Site Record for Aberdeen, Union Terrace, Statue Of Robert Burns Details Details. © Copyright and database right 2014. File:Burns Statue, Aberdeen.jpg. E-Card Image Preview. St. Andrews Library Special Collections. Welcome to the Special Collections Department of the University of St Andrews Library. The Department is home to the Library's collections of rare and early printed books, manuscripts, photographs and the University's institutional archive (muniments). Statue of Robert Burns. OS grid NS3139. Category:Statue of Robert Burns, Aberdeen. File:Robert Burns statue, Bernard Street.jpg.