Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 Fri 14th, 1pm; 50 minutes OpeningDate1 14/9/2018 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 16472 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Glasgow City Heritage Trust AddressLine2 54 Bell Street Postcode G1 1LQ Parking No DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TALK: The Glasgow Cenotaph Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived glasgow Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2544 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, tells the story of the Glasgow Cenotaph and Sir JJ Burnet's understated design came about. Please note the talk lasts approximately 50 mins. The talk will take a closer look at Sir JJ Burnet's subtle design for the Glasgow Cenotaph with its superb sculpture by Ernest Gillick. The talk will demonstrate how the Glasgow Cenotaph fits into Sir JJ Burnet's oeuvre and seek to illustrate how it fits into the hierarchy and sequence of war memorials Burnet produced for the Imperial War Graves commission amongst others. The talk will also touch on other proposals to commemorate the "Great War", explain the debate over its location within the square, discuss conservation issues such as the condition of the memorial and attempt to ascertain people's views as to whether or not the listing status of the Glasgow Cenotaph should be raised from a 'B' to an "A". Booking essential