Murals

Charles Anderson – Untitled, Stirling

Listing: Unlisted
Condition: Fair condition
Material Type: Concrete
Building Type: Commercial / Industrial
Artist / Designer: Charles Anderson
Owners: Unknown
Date: 1973
Address: Ogilvie Construction, Glasgow Road, Stirling FK7 8ES
Local Authority: Stirling Council
County: Stirling and Falkirk
Country: Scotland

Anderson’s semi-abstract mural at the entrance to the The Rainbow Slides Pool (The Provost’s Pool), Goosecroft Road,  was a powerful and attractive artwork made of precast concrete panels. Similar in shape to the Burnley Thompson Centre mural, it demonstrated the impact such artwork can have on a bare and functional construction. The Glasgow School of Art graduate Anderson has successfully worked for 30 years as a muralist, carrying major commissions for local authorities and large companies.

The Rainbow Slides Pool  was closed for structural reasons but just prior to its demolition in 2014, the concrete mural panels were relocated  by the construction company originally responsible for the centre, Ogilvie Construction, and re-erected at their headquarters building in the Glasgow Road in full view of the public highway.