Eurowalk 2 - Point H - Clyde Navigation Trust and some Greek Gods!

This spectacular building is the domed Clyde Navigation Trust Building (now The Clydeport Building). The Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1858, brought city fathers, shipbuilders, merchants and industrialists together to develop and manage the River Clyde and its trade. http://www.clydewaterfront.com/clyde-heritage/the-broomielaw/clyde-navigation-trust  

The building was designed by Glasgow architect J. J. Burnet (1882-86 and extended in 1905-8 in an Italianate Baroque style.  Carvings by sculptor John Mossman featuring Father Clyde Enthroned and figures of the Sea Gods Poseidon and Amphitrite with Seahorses and their son Triton, and the Greek Goddess.of harvest and agriculture, Demeter leading a Bull. 

There are also statues of Thomas Telford, James Watt and Henry Bell, by Albert Hodge (1908)

Photo: J. Wilson

Map Reference: Eurowalk 2 : Along the Clyde