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The Category B listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33305 sculpture by Sir J E Boehm was erected in 1888. JOHN ELDER ENGINEER AND SHIPBUILDER BORN AT GLASGOW 8 MARCH 1824 DIED 17 SEPTEMBER 1869 --- HIS UNWEARIED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE WORKING CLASSES, HIS INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER, FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE AND KINDNESS OF HEART CLAIM EQUALLY WITH HIS GENIUS, ENDURING REMEMBRANCE. --- BY HIS MANY INVENTIONS. PARTICULARLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPOUND ENGINE, HE EFFECTED A REVOLUTION IN ENGINEERING SECOND ONLY TO THAT ACCOMPLISHED BY JAMES WATT, AND IN GREAT MEASURE, ORIGINATED THE DEVELOPMENTS IN STEAM PROPULSION WHICH HAVE CREATED MODERN COMMERCE. --- TO COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS GENIUS AND IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AMONG WHOM HE LIVED THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION MAY 1888 The sculpture includes a representation of his 'patent compound inverted vertical steam engine' which was patented by Randolph and Elder in the 1850s.

The Category B listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33305 sculpture by Sir J E Boehm was erected in 1888. JOHN ELDER ENGINEER AND SHIPBUILDER BORN AT GLASGOW 8 MARCH 1824 DIED 17 SEPTEMBER 1869 --- HIS UNWEARIED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE WORKING CLASSES, HIS INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER, FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE AND KINDNESS OF HEART CLAIM EQUALLY WITH HIS GENIUS, ENDURING REMEMBRANCE. --- BY HIS MANY INVENTIONS. PARTICULARLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPOUND ENGINE, HE EFFECTED A REVOLUTION IN ENGINEERING SECOND ONLY TO THAT ACCOMPLISHED BY JAMES WATT, AND IN GREAT MEASURE, ORIGINATED THE DEVELOPMENTS IN STEAM PROPULSION WHICH HAVE CREATED MODERN COMMERCE. --- TO COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS GENIUS AND IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AMONG WHOM HE LIVED THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION MAY 1888 The sculpture includes a representation of his 'patent compound inverted vertical steam engine' which was patented by Randolph and Elder in the 1850s.

The Category B listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33305 sculpture by Sir J E Boehm was erected in 1888. JOHN ELDER ENGINEER AND SHIPBUILDER BORN AT GLASGOW 8 MARCH 1824 DIED 17 SEPTEMBER 1869 --- HIS UNWEARIED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE WORKING CLASSES, HIS INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER, FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE AND KINDNESS OF HEART CLAIM EQUALLY WITH HIS GENIUS, ENDURING REMEMBRANCE. --- BY HIS MANY INVENTIONS. PARTICULARLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPOUND ENGINE, HE EFFECTED A REVOLUTION IN ENGINEERING SECOND ONLY TO THAT ACCOMPLISHED BY JAMES WATT, AND IN GREAT MEASURE, ORIGINATED THE DEVELOPMENTS IN STEAM PROPULSION WHICH HAVE CREATED MODERN COMMERCE. --- TO COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS GENIUS AND IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AMONG WHOM HE LIVED THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION MAY 1888 The sculpture includes a representation of his 'patent compound inverted vertical steam engine' which was patented by Randolph and Elder in the 1850s.

Category A listed library http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33310 by Sir John James Burnet, 1902-3. The library is currently closed, but there are plans by Glasgow Life who run libraries on behalf of Glasgow City Council, to renovate the building to include a cafe and community centre space, in addition to providing library services.

Category A listed library http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33310 by Sir John James Burnet, 1902-3. The library is currently closed, but there are plans by Glasgow Life who run libraries on behalf of Glasgow City Council, to renovate the building to include a cafe and community centre space, in addition to providing library services.

Category A listed library http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33310 by Sir John James Burnet, 1902-3. The library is currently closed, but there are plans by Glasgow Life who run libraries on behalf of Glasgow City Council, to renovate the building to include a cafe and community centre space, in addition to providing library services.

Engineer & shipbuilder. Born Glasgow 8 March 1824 Died 17 September 1869.

Category A listed building dating from 1890 http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33356, built for the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited. Now the Fairfield Heritage Centre, telling the story of Glasgow’s shipbuilding history.

Category A listed building dating from 1890 http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB33356, built for the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited. Now the Fairfield Heritage Centre, telling the story of Glasgow’s shipbuilding history.