{"id":39900,"date":"2024-05-10T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39900"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:08:09","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-call-out-for-statue-specialists-as-part-of-george-square-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39900","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Call out for statue specialists as part of George Square transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-39902\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/George_Square_Glasgow_west_side_Dave_Souza_Commons_Wikimedia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/>The revamp of Glasgow\u2019s George Square has taken a fresh step forward with Glasgow City Council seeking specialists on the restoration of the square\u2019s 11 landmark statues, reports <em>Scottish Construction Now.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=77676979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Square Glasgow<\/a> by dave souza &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The experts will ensure the authority has the necessary knowledge\u2026 several of which are A-listed\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>The notice for the statue experts has now been issued and is the next stage in the project\u2019s progress..<\/p>\n<p>Glasgow has a portfolio of outdoor sculptural bronze which matches or exceeds any city in the UK outside of London\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: \u2018This is very niche, highly specialised and painstaking work&#8230;\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/articles\/call-out-for-statue-specialists-as-part-of-george-square-transformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The revamp of Glasgow\u2019s George Square has taken a fresh step forward with Glasgow City Council seeking specialists on the restoration of the square\u2019s 11 landmark statues, reports Scottish Construction Now. image for illustration: George Square Glasgow by dave souza &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=39900\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39903,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39900\/revisions\/39903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}