ALT This is John McAslan + Partners’ newly published plan for the reconfiguration of Glasgow’s George Square. It shows the significant increase in the surface area of the square’s public realm. In addition, there is a significant increase in vegetation particularly trees as well as the relocation of the statues to the eastern half of the square with the Glasgow Cenotaph and the Monument to Walter Scott remaining in their existing locations.

ALT This diagram shows the plan of Glasgow’s George Square in 1924 with the introduction of the Glasgow Cenotaph at the eastern end of the square and the relocation of the two Equestrian Monuments to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert along with the Monument to William Gladstone. This was arguably the apotheosis in the development of George Square.

ALT This diagram shows the movement of the two Equestrian Monuments to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert along with the Monument to William Gladstone to accommodate the introduction of the Glasgow Cenotaph at the eastern end of Glasgow’s George Square in 1924.

ALT This diagram shows the plan of Glasgow’s George Square in 1998 with the lawns at the western end of the square and the introduction of the red tarmac. The loss of the lawns and trees badly eroded the spatial structure and containment of the square making the monuments look as though they were adrift in a sea of red tarmac. This was arguably the apotheosis in the development of George Square.