Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Horniman Museum Entrance Façade (decoration) Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 922 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD16 | |
Type | Clock Tower | |
Title | Horniman Museum Entrance Façade (decoration) | |
Sculptor | Pomeroy, F.W. | |
Architect | Townsend, Charles Harrison | |
Date of design | 1896-1901 | |
Year of unveiling | 1901 | |
Unveiling details | 10.6.1901 | |
Road | London Rd. | |
Precise Location | Horniman Museum, London Rd. (entrance façade) | |
A to Z Ref | 1H 111 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE23 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Horniman Trust | |
Commissioned by | F.J. Horniman | |
Notes | ||
Tower to right. Square base, rounded corners. Four round clock faces (functioning). Round pinnacles. Four segments of circular cornice form canopy over clock face. Tree of life and other rich foliate decoration. Main block: curved pediment; blank arcade; mosaic; memorial tablet. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discovery Sydenham and Catford, Greenwich 1999. Alistair Servicie, Edwardian Architecture, London 1977. Grove Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner, London 1996, vol.3. The Horniman Museum, leaflet, 1992. The Building of England, Cherry & Pevsner, London 2 South, Penguin 1984. List of Building of Architectural and Historical Interest. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1901 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Across top of façade: THE HORIMAN FREE MUSEUM Memorial tablet, raised metal, art noveau-style lettering: THIS BUILDING AND ITS CONTENTS / BEING A PORTION FROM A GIFT FROM / FREDERICK JOHN HORNIMAN M.P. TO / THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL AS REP / RESENTING THE PEOPLE OF LONDON ARE / DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC FOR EVER / AS A FREE MUSEUM FOR THEIR RECREA / TION INSTRUCTION & ENJOYMENT. 1901 Foundation stone, incised capital letters: THIS STONE WAS LAID / NOVr 16TH 1898 / BY Mrs F.J. HORNIMAN | |
Signatures | On mosaic panel, lower right: R.A.B INV / G.B. FECT | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Façade | Doulting stone / Red bricks | - - - |
Mosaic tablet | Multicoloured tesserae | c. 316 x 976 |
Memorial tablet | Patinated bronze | c. 150 x 250 |
Foundation stone | Stone | c. 38 x 96 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | |
Surface spalling, crumbling | slight |
