Distillers' House on Waterloo Street in Glasgow.

Build in 1898 in a mix of Renaissance, Tudor and Baronial styles, it features three statues by Richard Ferris. These are characters from Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem 'The Lady of the Lake'. Over the entrance are Roderick Dhu (left) and his rival James Fitz-James (right), while over the oriel window on the first floor of the tower is the poem's heroine Ellen Douglas.

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The building was constructed for Wright and Greig Ltd, a wine and spirit merchant whose most popular product was Roderick Dhu Old Highland Whisky, which explains the use of this subject matter for these statues.

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