Necropolis Gates

Today I had to spend some time in Glasgow. Here are the very ornate gates to the necropolis.

These are the oldest cast iron gates in Glasgow designed by renowned architect David Hamilton in 1838 and produced by one of the foremost cast iron Foundries in Glasgow the *Edington Foundry, (also known as the Phoenix Foundry 1804-1903) for the main entrance to the the cemetery known as the Glasgow Necropolis. They were restored in 2011 to their former glory.

These gates feature the symbol of the Merchants House of a Clipper Ship surmounting the Globe and the motto, 'Toties redeuntis eodem' - so many returning to the same place, and were originally sited at the western side of the Molindinar Ravine on the Bridge of Sighs.

These are amazing gates but unfortunatly my quick shot is far from perfect and I do not like the fact that I missed the top of the gate posts from the shot. Oh well at least you can see the gates and that is what I was concentrating on. A beginers error I think!!