This was designed to stop the kerbstones being worn away by the wheels of carts and also to help guide them into the narrow lanes between the buildings, so that they didn't damage them.

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A surviving metal kerb-protector on the corner of Wellington Street and St Vincent Lane in central Glasgow.

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