Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
'Night' and 'Day' relief panels Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 13 | |
Manual Reference | LE014TC | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | 'Night' and 'Day' relief panels | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | c.1876 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Municipal Square West | |
Precise Location | On Leicester Town Hall frontage, on the projecting end bay of the central block, in the outer spandrels of the paired oeil de boeuf windows | |
A to Z Ref | 4 D4 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK588043 | |
Postcode | LE1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Leicester City Council | |
Commissioned by | Leicester City Council | |
Notes | ||
Carvings in high relief to right of main entrance to Town Hall building on projecting end bay of central block below first floor sash windows, in outer spandrels of pair of oeil de boeuf windows. The lefthand relief is 'Night', a leafy landscape with poppies, a moon and an owl. The righthand relief is 'Day', another leafy landscape, this time with a sun and flying duck. Breaking the centre of the entablature above the spandrels is a square framing a Wyvern in high relief. Between the oeil de boeuf windows is Leicester City Council's crest, also in high relief. | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1876 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | on stone tablet above and between oeil-de-boeuf windows: : LEICESTER : MUNICIPAL : BUILDINGS : / : THIS : MEMORIAL : STONE : / : WAS : LAID : BY : ALDERMAN : WILLIAM : KEMPSON : / : THE : MAYOR : OF : LEICESTER : / : ON : THE : 3RD : OF : AUGUST : A:D : 1874 : | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
relief panel | Ketton stone | h. 76 cm; w. 144 cm (each panel; est.) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Carved surfaces slightly weathered |
