James Sellars
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James Sellars was a Scottish
architect who was heavily inflenced by the work of Alexander Greek Thomson.
He was one of the designers commissioned by the Saracen Foundry
to work on a set of standard designs for a series of decorative iron works, for example railings, drinking fountains, bandstands, street lamps, pre-fabricated buildings and architectural features.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
architect who was heavily inflenced by the work of Alexander Greek Thomson.
He was one of the designers commissioned by the Saracen Foundry
Saracen Foundry
The Saracen Foundry was the better known name for the Possilpark, Glasgow based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. Macfarlane's was the most important manufacturer of ornamental ironwork in Scotland....
to work on a set of standard designs for a series of decorative iron works, for example railings, drinking fountains, bandstands, street lamps, pre-fabricated buildings and architectural features.
Works
- Cove Castle (1867)
- Stewart Memorial Fountain, Kelvingrove ParkKelvingrove ParkKelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the world-famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.-History:...
(1872) - Mitchell Theatre (1873)
- Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke (1877)
- Kelvinside AcademyKelvinside AcademyKelvinside Academy is a private school in the City of Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of 640 pupils and spans two years of Junior Start , six years of Junior School , and seven years of Senior School , comprising fifteen years in all...
(1877) - Glasgow Herald Building (1879)
- New Club (1879)
- Fraser's, Buchanan StreetBuchanan StreetBuchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than the neighbouring streets: Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street.-History:...
(1883) - various buildings at the International Exhibition of Science, Art and IndustryInternational Exhibition of Science, Art and IndustryThe International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry was the first of 4 international exhibitions held in Glasgow, Scotland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It took place at Kelvingrove Park between May and November 1888...
(1888)
External links
- A Perspective View of the Principal Buildings of the Glasgow International Exhibition 1888, by James Sellars, in pen, watercolour and wash; at the Burrell Collection Photo Library
- Biography, at the Gazeteer for Scotland