Mrs Ogg or the Statue of Commerce and Industry - Kinning Park
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One of my favourite Sculptures in Glasgow is the Angel on top of the building at Kinning Park, which was completed in 1889, and believed to be by James Alexander Ewing.
The Angel building, at 2-20 Paisley Road West, was once the Ogg Brothers Drapery Warehouse, which has long since closed. So the Sculpture is affectionately known, by some, as Mrs Ogg. I do like to think of her as Mrs Ogg rather than the official name ‘Statue of Commerce and Industry’ which is a little dull.
I always imagine that Mrs Ogg would have some good stories about the things she’s seen from up there, on the south turret of the Angel Building.
The Angel building, at 2-20 Paisley Road West, was once the Ogg Brothers Drapery Warehouse, which has long since closed. So the Sculpture is affectionately known, by some, as Mrs Ogg. I do like to think of her as Mrs Ogg rather than the official name ‘Statue of Commerce and Industry’ which is a little dull.
I always imagine that Mrs Ogg would have some good stories about the things she’s seen from up there, on the south turret of the Angel Building.
Labels: Architecture, Kinning Park, sculpture
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