Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
News Room (former). Cherubs and Wyverns Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 84 | |
Manual Reference | LE097TCBMAY | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | News Room (former). Cherubs and Wyverns | |
Designer | Burmantofts Works, Leeds Fireclay Co, ** | |
Architect | Goddard and Co, *** | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | c.1898 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Granby Street / Belvoir Street | |
Precise Location | The cherubs are on the cupola over the entrance tower in Belvoir St; the Wyverns between each bay at 1st floor level at foot of coupled Ionic columns | |
A to Z Ref | 4 D4 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK589043 | |
Postcode | LE1 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
The wyverns crouch between the bases of the coupled Ionic columns of the 1st floor on both frontages. The cherubs, represented as winged heads, are on the cupola over the entrance bay, one above each of the columns of the supporting drum. | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1898 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | None | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Cherubs | Burmantofts terracotta | |
Wyverns | Burmantofts terracotta | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | slight weathering to cherubs |
