Charles Anderson mural removed from
Scottish Law Commission building
The 1960s concrete mural, designed by the Scottish sculptor Charles Anderson, above the entrance to the former Scottish Law Commission building, on Edinburgh’s Causewayside, has been removed on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Created for the original building owner, the Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board (SCEEB), the artwork is to be removed prior to the the demolition of the building.
While the mural is now stored locally, Docomomo Scotland is working with SCEEB’s successor organisation Qualifications Scotland and other parties to find a more suitable temporary host for the sculpture and explore options for its redisplay.
Demolition of street-facing parts of
Charing Cross Complex almost completion
Most of the Charing Cross Complex in Glasgow, also known as Elmbank Gardens Complex, along the M8 motorway opposite the Mitchell Library, has now been demolished, except for the complex’s 14-storey tower block with its Charing Cross subway station.
The demolition includes parts of a 20th-century outdoor artwork by the Scottish sculptor Charles Anderson.
The building complex was designed by the renowned architectural firm Richard Seifert Co-Partnership and constructed between 1971 and 1975.
Listing requested for Argyle House
in Edinburgh, now at risk
“Experts have applied to have the building which features in the Netflix Dept Q series granted listed status, and this is now under consideration.
“It comes as Argyle House in Edinburgh has been the subject of a planning application for demolition. The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland …, Docomomo Scotland … and the Twentieth Century Society have raised the bid.”
Brutalist Clydesdale Bank
in Kilmarnock’s Foregate listed
The Brutalist building of the former Clydesdale Bank in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, has been listed at Category C. Designed by the local architectural firm Hay, Steel and Partners and built 1975-76, it is now used by Virgin Money.
“The bank was built during a major programme of regenerative urban planning in Kilmarnock town centre”, notes a BBC news article.