Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Cardinal Newman, Statue, Brompton Oratory Complex Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 1248 | |
Manual Reference | CLKC070 | |
Type | Building | |
Title | Cardinal Newman, Statue, Brompton Oratory Complex | |
Builder | Fair & Myer | |
Architect | Bodley & Garner | |
Sculptor | Chatalliaud, Leon Joseph | |
Date of design | 1895 | |
Year of unveiling | 1896 | |
Unveiling details | 15.6.1896 | |
Road | Thurloe Place | |
Precise Location | To the west of Brompton Oratory, part of the Brompton Oratory Complex | |
A to Z Ref | 76 4B | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SW7 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | Congregation of Oratorians (?) | |
Commissioned by | General subscription | |
Notes | ||
The cardinal, facing front and slightly towards his feet, stands in a niche. He holds his hat and the right hand and a book in his left hand. The niche is set within a canopy supported by four columns. Above the canopy, a plinth supports a free standing carved figure. The niche has floral carvings on its sides and, below them, are coats of arms. John Blackwood, London's Immortals. Survey of London, XLI, Southern Kensington: Brompton, 1983. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1896 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | On marble slab on south face of base, below figure, incised and in black coloured lettering: JOHN HENRY/ CARDINAL NEWMAN/ 1801-1890 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Cardinal Newman | Campanella Marble | life-size |
Canopy | Portland Stone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | some moss on outer edges of base and entablature. |
Corrosion, Deterioration | some weathering on the figure of the Virgin and her pedestal |
