John Knox Monument & Monteith Mausoleum
Glasgow Necropolis
Glasgow.
Glasgow’s hilltop Necropolis, dominated
by the John Knox monument (1825), provides a dramatic
backdrop to the Cathedral. The monument is a natural
focal point for lighting and is counterbalanced from the
western perspective by the Monteith Mausoleum on the
south west edge of the cemetery.
The lighting design aims to dramatically and simply
light these two structures with minimal daytime
intrusion in to the historic park setting. A mixture of
natural materials and high technology lighting equipment
is used to deliver the design, complementing the
existing memorials and providing robust and sustainable
engineering for the lighting scheme.
The John Knox Monument features classical up-lighting
and an improved landscape setting.
The Monteith Mausoleum features floodlighting for the
roof canopy, and intimate fibre-optic lighting at lower
levels which is gently animated with an intriguing
flicker. Lost architectural detail at the base of the
monument, uncovered during installation of the lighting
scheme, has been incorporated in to the new designs.
The original lighting design proposal includes other
elements that may yet be adopted.
You can find further details on the Realised page,
here.
Project Status: Complete. Part of
Glasgow: City of Light, Glasgow City Council lighting
strategy.
A second phase of lighting and landscaping in the
Necropolis is due to begin in 2006.
