00:00It has recently been announced that statues in Glasgow's George Square will be removed
00:05as redevelopment work is set to be carried out on the square.
00:09Glasgow City Council are seeking specialists on the restoration of the square's 11 landmark
00:14statues, which we have taken a little bit of a closer look at today.
00:19An announcement from the council stated,
00:21After this market engagement exercise, the council will then look to recruit the contractors
00:26to carry out the restoration work, a key stage in the wider regeneration of the Glasgow
00:31main civic space.
00:32The notice for the statue experts has now been issued, and the next stage in the project's
00:36progress with the transformational plans now approaching their final planning hurdle.
00:42People will have all their own opinions on the current statues in the square, with our
00:45readers previously getting back to us with their suggestions of who deserves a statue
00:49with the likes of Billy Connolly, Alex Ferguson and other famous Glaswegians being mentioned.
00:55Take a look around Glasgow's George Square and have a look at the statues yourself.
Comments