The Ironwork of James Sellars, Architect

19 February 2026, 7.30pm | Gordon R Urquhart, historian and author, examines the ironwork designs of Victorian architect James Sellars.

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 | 7:30 – 9:30pm |St Andrews West Church & Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JP

Gordon R Urquhart, historian and author, examines the ironwork designs emanating from the “fertile mind and facile pencil” of Victorian architect James Sellars and explores the often-misunderstood relationship between Glasgow’s architects and its major iron foundries.

AHSS Strathclyde Group Winter Lecture Series

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The Ironwork of James Sellars, Architect