Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Coalville / Romans Twinning Plaque Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 89 | |
Manual Reference | LE086TCAY | |
Type | Other | |
Title | Coalville / Romans Twinning Plaque | |
Designer | unknown, *** | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | Tuesday 17 July 1962 | |
Road | High Street | |
Precise Location | Belvoir Shopping Centre; on the righthand wall near the High Street entrance | |
A to Z Ref | 14 B2 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK424143 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | North West Leicestershire District Council | |
Commissioned by | Coalville Urban District Council | |
Notes | ||
Two slabs of stone, that on the left yellow and that on the right white, their inner edges imbedded into each other. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - beneath the interlocked slabs on the surrounding metal frame, a dual text printed in English (on left) and French (on right). The English text reads: This plaque was unveiled on 17th July 1962 / by Monsieur R. Fontbonne Deputy Mayor of Romans / Sur Isere and L.A. Robinson Esq. J.P. Chairman / of Coalville Urban District Council to commemorate / the visit of the Mayor of Romans and a / delegation from that town to Coalville their / English Twin Town. | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
interlocked slabs | yellow and white stones | h. 73 cm; w. 67.5 cm; d. 5 cm |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recorded Structural Condition: nothing recordedVandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | faint evidence of red graffiti in centre of white stone |
