Strathkelvin Railway Path, Milton of Campsie
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Strathkelvin Railway Path, Milton of Campsie
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 19 Nov 2020
The small post on the right carries a plaque which reads: Brog Trevor Cromie, 2019 Materials: White Marble Aggregate Concrete, Pigmented Concrete ‘Brog’ references 2 former Milton of Campsie industries, Lillyburn Pulp Works and Cmpsie Ware, located near This site. The Pulp Works produced exquisite paper pulp Packaging and novelty items such as charity boxes. In the Latter part of its production it also made paper pigeon Nests and established two pigeon lofts with the factory Grounds. Campsie Ware, started by Edward Langley in 1952, produced highly glazed ornaments, usually of birds And other small animals. ‘Brog’ aims to meld reference to both of these industries through the shared motif of the pigeon. ‘Brog’ is a hybrid creature; the workers at Campsie Ware once joked that they would keep on making birds ‘til they looked like frogs. The artwork in question is the white concrete pillar behind. It originally has a pigeon on the top, but sadly this has been vandalised or stolen.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.963291
Longitude
-4.16904