Since the appointment of Alan B Herriot to create our statue of Mandela, progress has been excellent.
All of the arduous planning and fund-raising with the support of many is finally producing tangible results. Alan’s design is coming to life through the fascinating stages of steel armature, polystyrene modelling, skillful sculpting in clay leading to a beautifully detailed sculpture that will provide the basis for mouldings and eventually casting in bronze.
Alan’s talent from the outset has reassured us that he has been an excellent choice for our commission.
‘Alan’s design is coming to life through the fascinating stages of steel armature, polystyrene modelling and skillful sculpting in clay leading to a beautifully detailed sculpture….’
On Other Fronts
A detailed Project Plan is in place covering all of the workstreams associated with achieving the memorial. All milestones are currently on target or in advance of target including:
- Agreement of start date with the foundry for casting the bronze. (Powderhall Bronze Foundry)
- Approval of final production drawings and programme for the granite plinth. (Fyfe Glenrock/Liangs’ Group)
- All approvals in place for commencement of foundation works in early March and sub-contractor appointed. (Sir Robert McAlpine, Principal Contractor)
- Extension of our partnership working with WoSDEC (West of Scotland Development Education Centre) and their linked schools. The process of development of the statue is being captured via a video documentary.
We will give you continued updates via this website.
TIMESCALE We are on schedule at the moment to meet our anticipated date to unveil the final work on 9th October 2026 to coincide with the anniversary of Mandela’s visit to Glasgow to collect the Freedoms of 9 UK cities.
Contact Us
Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation
https://mandelascottish memorial.org/
Chair: Brian Filling b.filling@btinternet.com
Vice Chair & Project Manager: Janis Carson jmgcarson@gmail.com
Secretary: John Nelson Johnnelson48@yahoo.co.uk
Board Members: Suzanne Bonnar, Claire Dunphy ,Debbie Gillespie David Kenvyn Brian Purdie Lorraine Purdie Isobel Tait
More Information on be found here: Alan B Herriot’s work can www.alanherriot.co.uk