Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
National Westminster Bank relief panel: Commerce Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 111 | |
Manual Reference | LE120TCBMAY | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | National Westminster Bank relief panel: Commerce | |
Sculptor | Allen, Charles John | |
Architect | Everard and Pick | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | c.1900-1901 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | St Martins / Hotel Street | |
Precise Location | No. 2 St Martins, frontage right of main entrance at 1st floor level between giant coupled Ionic columns fronting a blind loggia | |
A to Z Ref | 4 C4 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK586044 | |
Postcode | LE1 9NB | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Commerce personified stands in the centre of the relief, a castellated crown on her head. In her right outstretched hand, a cornucopia, in her left a sailing ship. The two boys beneath her arms are her offspring: Enlightenment with a lighted torch and laurel wreath, and Peace, with a palm. To the left of Commerce, receiving her cornucopia, are two women representing British Crafts and Manufacture, while the two women to the right (those to whom Commerce’s sailing ship is directed) represent the two hemispheres, East and West, bearing raw materials. (3) | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1900-1901 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | None | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
relief panel | Portland stone | h. 152.4 cm; w. 289.6 cm (2) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | the surface is somewhat weathered |
Surface spalling, crumbling | the mortar between the masonry blocks has crumbled in places |
Metallic staining | rust mark on raised right hand of female figure at extreme left (probably from contact with scaffolding erected in front of the relief in November 1998) |
