Glenrothes public art/Google Maps project

[Mark]

A few days ago I was reading some stuff about David Harding, Glenrothes' first town artist and Malcolm Robertson who followed him, and wondered if there was a location map for all the public art in the town.
So, I emailed the council to see if they had a guide, and Andy Neil who works for the arts and theatres trust Fife got back to me saying there wasn't really a map, but there's a fairly old brochure with a list of the addresses and names and that he'd photocopy it and send it over.
So thanks to Andy, I now have a list of the names of the sculptures and murals and also the streets in Glenrothes where they are. There are 144 in the list!
Anyway - I'm going to have to type that list up so I can get it online, which might take me a couple of days... and then, I was hoping that everybody who reads this site (and me!) could look at it and go and take a picture of whichever work on the list they can.
As we collect them, I'll cross them off the list and I'll add them to Google Maps and Google Earth, so anybody with internet access will be able to see the locations on the map, and then click on each one for a picture.
I'll try and get the list online over the next couple of days - and work out the details of getting the pictures tied to google maps, although this: www.panoramio.com looks quite promising.
might try and create a collection at microsoft live maps too since they have higher definition pics of Glenrothes.

Who's up for it? ;D

[blacksabbath]

Yeah I could do some near the Co-Op.

[Mark]

cheers! McWesty has emailed me a bunch already too, and there are a few on a cd-rom Andy sent me, so we should get off to a decent start. Still typing up the list though!

[Mark]

Right, here's the list. As we progress I'll change the text colour of every work that we have a picture of to green so everybody knows what we've got and what we still need... I'll update the list as soon as I get the pictures I've already got online (and figure out which ones they are )
There are some grainy black and white reference pics on the list Andy sent me, so if there's any doubt about which sculpture is which I'll use that, but there's no point in me scanning them all in as it'll take forever.

You can see the photos that are online so far, in their locations at: www.panoramio.com/user/2327189 although I'm starting to think that ultimately we should use the microsoft map as the quality difference is like night and day...

The list is ordered as follows:
Title - Location - Material
1. Heritage - Falkland Gate - Concrete
2. Birds - North Street - Concrete – Fibreglass- Steel
3. Shoppers - Kingdom Centre - Fibreglass
4. The Dream - Church Street - Bronze
5. New Beginnings - Rothes Halls - Fibreglass
6. Rothes Remembered - Rothes Halls - Fibreglass
7. Childrens Tiles - Kingdom Centre - Fibreglass
8. Life Cycle - Albany Gate - Ceramic on fibreglass panels
9. Rothes Window - Rothes Halls - Leaded glass panels
10. Hippo’s pool - Town park, paddling pool - Concrete
11. Gazebo - Rose Garden, Balbirnie Park - Steel
12. Bandstand - Town Park - Concrete
13. The Defenceless One - Town Park - Bronze
14. Poetry Slabs - Bus Station - P/C slabs
15. Queensway Underpass - Queensway - Concrete
16. Glamis Underpass - Glamis Centre - Concrete and sets
17. Tribal Mural - Caskieberran Road Pedestrian Underpass - Concrete/masonry paint
18. Tanshall Underpass - Tanshall Road - Concrete – exposed aggregate designs
19. Glenwood Underpass Relief Mural - South Parks Road - Concrete
20. Glenwood Underpass Painted Mural - South Parks Road - Oil-based paint
21. Industry Mural - Western Freeway - Concrete
22. Aquarium Mural - Formonthills Road - Concrete/Masonry paint
23. Inca Wall Underpass - Formonthills Road - Concrete
24. Mosaic Underpass - Formonthills Road - Concrete – mosaic panels
25. Forest Mural Underpass - Collydean Way - Concrete/painted mural
26. Wildlife Mural - Leslie Road Underpass (YMCA) - Mural
27. Hoardings Mural - Roxburgh Road, Glenwood Centre - Cellulose painted mural
28. African Savanna Mural - Roxburgh Road, Glenwood Centre - Masonry paint
29. Pop mural - Lomond Centre - Oil-based paints
30. Cliffs and caves relief - Pitcairn Avenue Underpass – Coul - Concrete
31. Ivy Pillar - Auchmuty - Concrete
32. Poetry Circles - Auchmuty - Concrete
33. Mushrooms - Alexander Road, Auchmuty - Concrete
34. Poetry Path - Bighty Road, Woodside - Concrete, perspex
35. Picture Frame - Bighty Road, Woodside - Concrete
36. Death of the Hippo - Birchtree Road, Woodside - Concrete
37. Ivy Pillar - Balgonie Avenue, Woodside - Concrete
38. Ivy Pillar - Woodside Way Shops - Concrete
39. Wave Wall - Westwood Road Playground, Woodside - Concrete
40. Geometric Panels - Dura Crescent Flats, Woodside - Concrete
41. Flowers - Bighty Crescent, Woodside - Concrete
42. Flowers (2) - Bighty Crescent, Woodside - Concrete
43. Hippos - Delgatie Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
44. Aztec Blocks - Delgatie Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
45. Roots - Skibo Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete with resin covering
46. Giant Eagle - Delgatie Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
47. Bullet - Altyre Court, Pitteuchar - Concrete/mosaic
48. Hopscotch - Altyre Court, Pitteuchar - Concrete slabs
49. Ship - Tantallon Court, Pitteuchar - Concrete/mosaic
50. Snakes and Ladders - Tantallon Court, Pitteuchar - Concrete slabs with painted game board design
51. Mice - Tantallon Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete and paint
52. Celtic Circles - Tantallon Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
53. Henge - Beaufort Drive, Pitteuchar - Concrete
54. Rocket - Dunbeath Drive Playground, Pitteuchar - Concrete
55. Bottle Openers - Colliston Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
56. Concrete Den - Megginch Place, Pitteuchar - Concrete
57. Piano Keys - Colliston Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
58. Hanging Wall - Dunbeath Drive Play Area, Pitteuchar - Concrete
59. Tree Stumps - Dunbeath Drive Play Area, Pitteuchar - GRC
60. Jurassic Bark - Dunbeath Drive Play Area, Pitteuchar - GRC
61. Sea Horses - Craigievar Drive, Pitteuchar - Concrete
62. Brick Gable Patterns - Various locations, Pitteuchar - Brick
63. Dog Cemetery - Colliston Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
64. Pyramid of Sets - Dunbeath Drive, Pitteuchar - Granite Sets
65. King of the castle - Inverary Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete/fibreglass
66. Giants Causeway - Blair Avenue, Pitteuchar - Concrete
67. Giant Mushroom - Cluny Place Open Space, Pitteuchar - Ferro Cement
68. Wind Vanes - Cluny Place, Pitteuchar - Timber
69. Log Form - Inverary Avenue, Pitteuchar - Timber and concrete
70. Coloured Totem - Cluny Place, Pitteuchar - Concrete and paint
71. Labyrinth - Pitteuchar - Granite Sets
72. Squeeze Poles - Cluny Place, Pitteuchar - Galvanised steel
73. Labyrinth - Blair Avenue, Pitteuchar - Granite sets
74. Mushrooms - Cluny Place, Pitteuchar - Ferro cement and concrete
75. Wall of China - Marr Drive, Stenton - Granite sets
76. UFO’s - Fyvie Green, Stenton - Concrete
77. UFO’s - Hatton Green, Stenton - Concrete
78. Memphis Arch - Tarvit Green, Stenton - Fibreglass and resin
79. Running Figure - Off Dunrobin Road, Stenton - Fibreglass and resin
80. Mosaic Column - Fernie Court, Stenton - Concrete - mosaic
81. Mosaic Blocks - Strathallan Close, Stenton - Concrete – mosaic
82. Concrete Fins - Crathes Close, Stenton - Concrete
83. Mushrooms - Hatten Green, Stenton - Concrete
84. Half Circles - Off Balmoral Road, Stenton - Concrete
85. Boat - Off Hatten Green, Stenton - Concrete and paint
86. Giant Cobra - Off Marmion Drive, Caskieberran - Ferro Cement
87. Mushrooms and Rocks - Off Abbotsford Drive, Caskieberran - Concrete and granite sets
88. Mushroom Circle - Off Waverley Drive, Caskieberran - Concrete
89. Hippos and Mushrooms - Off WaverleyDrive, Caskieberran - Concrete
90. Three Hippos - Off Waverley Drive, Caskieberran - Concrete and granite sets
91. Twa Heads - Tanshall Road East - Concrete
92. Treehill - Marmion Drive Shops, Caskieberran - Fibreglass – resin – wood
93. Dinosaur - Off Waverley Drive, Caskieberran - Fibreglass and resin
94. Horse and Chariot - Off Waverley Drive, Caskieberran - Fibreglass resin and steel
95. Tiles - Off Huntly Drive, Tanshall - Ceramic tiles
96. Underpass Relief - Caskieberran Road - Exposed aggregate concrete
97. Seats - Off Ivanhoe Drive, Caskieberran - Granite sets
98. Forest Screens (Large) - Glenwood Centre - Stainless steel
99. Forest Screens (Small) - Glenwood Centre - Stainless steel
100. Brick Gable Pattern - Glenwood Centre - Brick
101. Poetry Slabs - Glenwood Centre - PC slabs
102. Glenwood Shopping Mural - Glenwood Centre - Fibreglass and resin
103. Brick spiral with wall - Off Muirfield Drive, Newcastle - Brick with concrete cope
104. Brick spiral with wall (2) - Off Muirfield Drive, Newcastle - Brick with concrete cope
105. Brick Spiral - Muirfield Drive, Newcastle - Engineering Brick
106. Pipes - Pipe Playgrounds (3 sites), Muirfield Drive, Newcastle - Concrete
107. The Audience - Ralston Court (adjacent to Primary School), Newcastle - Ceramic tiles
108. Concrete form - Ralston Court (adjacent to Primary School), Newcastle - Concrete
109. Children’s Tiles - Rosemount Road Playground, Newcastle - Ceramic tiles
110. Rocks - Barnton Place, Newcastle - Natural rock and concrete
111. Crocodiles - Kerrera Place, Pitcoudie - Concrete
112. TV and Chairs - Taransay Park, Pitcoudie - Concrete
113. Elephants - Colonsay Park, Pitcoudie - Concrete
114. Tulips - Cumbrae Park, Pitcoudie - Concrete
115. Celtic Panel - Collydean Way - Concrete
116. Celtic Panel - Brae Court, Collydean - Concrete
117. Celtic Panel - Cleymore Drive, Collydean - Concrete
118. Four Seasons Relief - Tarvis Place, Collydean - Concrete
119. Geometrical Relief - Kemnay Drive, Collydean - Concrete
120. Mosaic Wall - Kemnay Drive, Collydean - Concrete - mosaic
121. Hands - Thistle Drive, Collydean - Fibreglass
122. Fossil Wall - Formonthills Road, North and South, Collydean - Concrete
123. Mosaic Panel - Tummel Road, Balfarg - Quarry tiles
124. Olympiad Mural - Fife Institute - Stainless Steel
125. Ex Terra Vis - Bus Station, Town Centre - Bronze
126. Standing Stone Circle - Western Freeway Roundabout, Balfarg - Fibreglass and sand render
127. Irises - Leslie Road - Fibreglass and steel
128. Good Samaritan - Town Park - Granite
129. Queensway Column - Queensway Roundabout - GRC
130. Queensway Column - Leslie Road Roundabout - GRC
131. Eastfield Column - Bankhead Roundabout - GRC
132. Eastfield Column - Woodside Road - GRC
133. Eastfield Column - Blackwood Road Roundabout - GRC
134. Bankhead Column - Blackwood Road (North) - GRC
135. Bankhead Column - Blackwood Road (South) - GRC
136. Whitehill Column - Golf Course Road - GRC
137. Viewfield Column - Golf Course Road - GRC
138. Viewfield Column - Viewfield Road/Stenton Road - GRC
139. Southfield Column - Golf Course Road - GRC
140. Southfield Column - Whitworth Road - GRC
141. Glenrothes Column - Bankhead Roundabout - GRC with steel fram; spot/flood lights
142. Spiral Roundabout - Westwood Park Entrance - Stainless steel tubes
143. Saltire Mosaic Mural - Rothes Halls - Stainless steel
144. Saltire Landmark - Caskieberran Drive - Stainless steel sculpture on simulated slate base

[bubz]

If you need a hand with creating a custom google map with the pictures then I can be of some assistance. Earlier this year for my honours project I created a remote GPS tracking system that used google maps to follow the position of a car so know the ins and outs of all the coding.



Large view:
farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2437881377_05b4b906b8_o.jpg

[Mark]

nice! maybe a custom map is the way to go then? I'm not sure if inclusion on panoramia means a default listing on google earth and it'd be useful to just have what we want on the map so it doesn't get mixed in with photos of peoples cats and stuff... I'll use panoramia as the host for the photos anyway as it'll let me tag their locations and once they're all online, would hosting them there be a problem for a custom map? and is there anything else we'd need to do? Cheers!

[Mark]

Also - McWesty just sent me scans of an old Glenrothes Art Guide with locations - I've put them in order over on this page. Should be useful.

[bubz]

The way i would approach it would simply create a klm file (Googles keyhole markup language) its an xml file that you could group information regarding an item eg:

Latitude / Longitude
Description
URL of image

The KML file can be used on Google Earth and online with Google Maps. I personally store my images on flickr. I geotag most of my images (adds latitude / longitude to exif data) which can be read by a simple script or using flickrs API.

[Mark]

right, after a wee break to wet a friend's baby's head in Glasgow on Friday, followed by a visit to Hampden on Saturday where I had a front row view of the miss of the year, I've got all the photos I currently have uploaded and mapped on the panoramia site.

If it's not green in the list above, we don't have a picture of it yet...so it's time to start collecting!
If you have, or can get a picture of any of them which you don't mind us using, please either upload it to somewhere like flickr or photobucket and let us know where it is, or email it over to [e-mail] and I'll add it on.
They need to be over 500 pixels in either width or length for Google to automatically add them when I put them on - if that doesn't make any sense, just send them anyway!

I'll do my best to get some too when I get the chance - and I might email the gazette and see if they'll give the project a wee mention too...
Cheers,
Mark

[Mark]

I've been a bit busy lately and haven't emailed the gazette yet, but I did get a reply from an email I sent to David Harding to let him know about this project which I'm sure he won't mind me copying below:

Dear mark

how very interesting and such a great idea.

I gave a talk at St Paul's church last year as part of the 60th anniversary. It wasn't well publicised but I thoroughly enjoyed doing it, meeting many old friends and making some new ones. I heard that the ramblers club were planning a number of mapped walks around the art works. I had a visit prior to that at the invitation of Andy when we went round as many sites as we could. And then a couple of years before that the Rotary Club made a film of the town with a little bit of me discussing some of the works. I say all this as it, along with your proposals, indicate an interest in the works 30/40 years after they were made.

I got all my slides put on to disc recently but of course digitisation only showed how badly they had deteriorated. Over the years they must have been in and out of a hundred or more projectors all over the world. Going back on those recent visits showed how much the works had become embedded in their contexts, with the trees and shrubs all grown up around them. originally of course the places were very bare. I took a few new shots with my little digital camera.

I'll help you in any way I can. In the meantime I've attached a couple of things that may be helpful.

By the way what's your special interest/or what is Glenrothesspoon?

best wishes

david


thanks David!

I'll try and get some more pictures taken this weekend, and write to the gazette too - I think the main thing to concentrate on at the moment is just getting pictures of everything on the list online.

Once that's done and they're geotagged we'll look at the best way of presenting them and maybe we can get David to comment on some of them once we've finished that stage...
Might take a while, but this was never going to get done overnight!

I'm also starting to think that I might set it up in a site of its own - or at least a page of its own with some background information too... may need some help there...Ross? bubz? ;D

[Martin]

I took a picture of the new totem poll at the Lomond Centre , would you like me to send you it?

[Mark]

yes please! I better add it to the list too...

[markinchman]

Oct 22, 2008 22:52:51 GMT 1 Mark said:

I'm also starting to think that I might set it up in a site of its own - or at least a page of its own with some background information too... may need some help there...Ross? bubz? ;D

No probs I'd quite enjoy making up a site that has some useful and interesting content on it. I've done a bit with Google maps too so I know the basics.

This is a map of wireless networks I made of Markinch.

How about we give or have our members volunteer to photograph certain areas, I could probably do Stenton since I live right next to it. (the lack of a camera may be an issue but I'm sure St Drostan can lend me his!).

[blacksabbath]

Oh can I now?