Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Nelson's Lion, Sculpture, Holly Hedge House, Wat Tyler Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 928 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD22 | |
Title | Nelson's Lion, Sculpture, Holly Hedge House, Wat Tyler Rd. | |
Date of design | 1810 (?) | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Wat Tyler Rd. | |
Precise Location | Holy Hedge House, Wat Tyler Rd. (on grounds) | |
A to Z Ref | 2F 97 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE3 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve | |
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Marred lion's head with front legs and paws, right holding top edge of inscribed tablet, left underneath. Head hollow at rear, lower part with black stone blocks cemented at rear, possibly for fixing to façade of building. On rusticated rectangular plinth, rising from grassed area, standing under, and partly hidden, by large tree. Bbg: K. White, Sculpture in Lewisham (ms list 1998). London Open House, leaflet, Blackheath Society 1999. List of Building of Architectural and Historical Interest. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised lettering on tablet: NELSON / CXXXI BATTLES | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Plinth | Rusticated coade stone | 80 x 58 x 28 |
Lion | Coade stone | 80 x 60 x 150 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Surface dirty - some weathering |
Abrasions, cracks, splits | |
Biological growth | some algal growth |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Armatures exposed | metal rods visible at rear |
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | mortar infilling at rear shrinking |
