Glasgow City Centre: The story behind all 11 of George Square's statues

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George Square’s hidden history through the 11 statues which stand tall in the centre of Glasgow  It has recently been announced that statues in George Square will be removed as redevelopment work is set to be carried out on the square.  Glasgow City Council are seeking specialists on the restoration of the square’s 11 landmark statues which we have taken a closer look at.

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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.

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