Charles Rennie Mackintosh Sculptures

I had no idea what the sculptures were in this area until I had been passing with a friend and they had pointed it out that this was the case. I always am surprised with sculptures as I can’t really see much reason in spending so much money on them because they don’t do anything. I suppose they make a grassy patch look a little more interesting, but is that not a trees job.
I am happy that there has been effort though to make this part of the city a little nicer to pass through, but a swing park may have been better served.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to go see these sculptures, but do take notice. I hope they mean something more to someone else.

It had been some time since I’d last visited this slightly rough around the edges area. Run down, tired and not particularly interesting, there was no real reason to come back after I stopped working nearby.
However, to my surprise it has greatly improved in recent years, When visiting on Thursday I noted that the green areas are better maintained, the park has had a wee spruce up and there is even a free basketball/​5-​a-​side football court now.
But the best new addition is undoubtedly the handful of Rennie Mackintosh sculptures which pepper the area surrounding the street of his birth, Parson Street. I wasn’t even aware he was born here and the fact this hadn’t been emphasised before is truly criminal.
While the result is not exactly something I would describe as a must-​see for tourists, architecture enthusiasts may enjoy taking a couple of snaps. Indeed, it gets four stars from me for helping to add a bit of colour to an often neglected part of the city.