Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Seal Relief, Grange Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 1090 | |
Manual Reference | CLSK13 | |
Title | Seal Relief, Grange Rd. | |
Date of design | c. 1869 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Grange Rd. | |
Precise Location | Gateway, 1869, of the former Alaska Factory, on the south side of Grange Road, close to the corner with Bacon Grove. Over the gateway | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
The relief, with in a gable-shaped frame, represents a seal clambering over rocks. | ||
‘The old Alaska factory building, renovated by Charterhouse Estates originally for business use in 1991 is now a residential block’ (Marcan, P., 1998, p. 56) | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | To either side of the relief: ALASKA [and] FACTORY [and underneath:] 1869 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Relief | Stone | c. 81x115 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | The stone is blackened, but there does not appear to be any damage |
