God Speed Greenock

I had a dentist appointment this morning, so only managed a quick blip as I passed by Greenock Municipal Buildings on Clyde Square.

This sculpture is above the main entrance on Clyde Square and includes the motto "God Speed Greenock".

Greenock Municipal Buildings were designed by Glasgow architects, H & D Barclay, and the building was completed in 1886. It was then by far the most ambitious project of its kind undertaken in Scotland, with a central public hall and an internal carriage drive closely modelled on English precedents, and one which escalated during construction when the Municipal Buildings in Glasgow threatened to put it in the shade. It took the firm into the premier league and enabled them to ride out the severe recession of the 1880s.