View of Columbian Stoveworks showing mural

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
09 Jul 1981
 Description
View of the exterior of industrial buildings which have been painted with a trompe l'oeil. On the wall painters are depicted at work; on the gable there is a Georgian frontage with a gentleman at the door. Behind the building is the top of a copula.
The faces looking out of the windows onto the canal were based on the long serving office staff of Smith & Wellstood. On the first floor, 4th from right is Doris Ross in the centre; and on the 1st floor, 4th from left is Alfred Mann (councillor).
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Department
Photo
Collection
Falkirk Museums/Leisure Dept/Falkirk District Council/Local Authorities Group
Maker
Production date
09 Jul 1981
Subject person
Subject place
Forth and Clyde Canal/Bonnybridge/Denny area
Broomhill Rd/Bonnybridge/Denny area
Subject notes
In 1980 the firm sponsored the painting of the murals on some of the exterior walls of the Columbian Stove Works. The foundry and stove works was closed in 1984 and the buildings were demolished.
Accession number
P12306

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