ex-tobester
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Help in naming a buldingGuy in my work asked me about a building near glasgow green today, but im not sure of what it was/called, he drew a rough map (below), any ideas on what it is, he sauid theres a statue outside it of a lady reading a book.
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falseface
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aye fcuk I cant remember noo
its In the other places as well.
its on greendyke st
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ex-tobester
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The guy found out what it was, BUT here's a few pics of what it was...
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falseface
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Built
1846
A few names its been called
Greenhead House
The Buchannan Institute for Destitute Children
School
then Greenview School
The Figure's called young Scholar
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ex-tobester
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Cheers INH ill mail him with yer reply
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falseface
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No Charge chaps 
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monument
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| tobester wrote: | Cheers INH ill mail him with yer reply
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and tell him to look twice, as I am pretty sure that's a man reading a book.
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Ronnie
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Indeed, Monument, it is a person of the male persuasion. 
According to Ray McKenzie (Public Sculpture of Glasgow, Liverpool University Press, 2002, p. 195) the sculpture – which is called "The Mathematician" – is "of a boy of about ten years old sitting on a rock [... holding] a slate and piece of chalk, as if about to begin writing". It was sculpted by William Brodie in 1873-74. A small marble version of the sculpture is in the City Art Galleries, Dundee.
Well, that's me got off to a good nit-picking start 
Best wishes
Ronnie
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HollowHorn
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I well remember the day you pointed him out to me, Doc, twas upon the occasion of the Glasgow Boundary walk, no? Hope to catch up with you sooner rather than later, Ronnie, bestest wishes in the meantime.
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