Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Façade of St. Dunstan College (decoration), Stanstead Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 897 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMSS21 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Façade of St. Dunstan College (decoration), Stanstead Rd. | |
Architect | Clifton, E. | |
Builder | W. Brass & Son | |
Date of design | 1880s | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | 1887 (?) | |
Road | Stanstead Rd. | |
Precise Location | St. Dunstan College, Stanstead Rd. (over windows either side of main entrance door) | |
A to Z Ref | 1C 112 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE6 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | St. Dunstan's College | |
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Two high relief panels above windows, triangular, shaded with straight lower edge and curved sides. Left panel: St. Dunstan with Masons. St. Dunstan in bishop's robes and mitre with staff in right hand standing at centre facing to right, holding scroll to chest in left hand. At left, figure kneeling on right knee, 3/4 view, facing to right and nail in left hand. Board with trowel to right of saint's feet. A four legged stool with book and cross hanging from it at right of panel. In background stone block hanging from rope guided by figure behind right hand on left corner of block. Faces front with head inclined to left. Right panel: St. Dunstan with Blacksmiths. Right of centre St. Dunstan stands facing left, head bent slightly down to accommodate curved side of panel, wearing bishop's robe and mitre in right hand. Right hand holding out scroll to figure on left, who kneels on right knee, holding a mallet (head on ground) in right hand and staff in left hand, facing right looking up at St. Dunstan. Background low-relief male figure, naked to waist, right arm raised holding a mallet, left hand holding sheet to be beaten. Smith's tools leaning against anvil. Furnace behind. Ornate jug and crucifix to right corner. Bbg: Nigel Watson, St. Dunstan College. A Centenary History 1888-1988, St. Dunstan's Educational Foundation, 1989. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | First letter unclear (H or M): M(?). Ehh s | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Reliefs | Pinkish terracotta (?) | c. 100 x 125 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Surface spalling, crumbling | left panel: lower edge crumbling |
Other | left panel: green stain on St. Dunstan's face; right panel: lower edge stained, green stains on St. Dunstan's robe - both panel a bit dirty |
