Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 153 | |
Manual Reference | LE157TCAY | |
Title | Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower | |
Sculptor | Barfield, Samuel | |
Architect | Goddard, Joseph | |
Date of design | January - December 1868 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | Monday 8th June 1868 | |
Road | Haymarket | |
Precise Location | At the junction of Haymarket, Church Gate, High Street, Gallowtree Gate and Humberstone Gate | |
A to Z Ref | 4 D3 (1) | |
OS Ref | SK587046 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Leicester City Council | |
Commissioned by | The Haymarket Structure Committee | |
Notes | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | 1. facing Haymarket (N): crowning voussoir of arch (incised): WHITE; 2. NW corner (facing Churchgate) on base of colonettes (a) north facing side: SIR THOMAS WHITE (b) west facing side: 1546 3. Crowning voussoir of west facing arch: WIGSTON 4. SW corner (facing Gallowtree Gate) on colonette base (a) west facing side: WILLIAM WIGSTON (b) south facing side: 1500 5. Crowning voussoir of south face DE MONTFORT 6. In blind arch: beneath borough crest: ERECTED / BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION, / AIDED / BY THE CORPORATION OF / THIS BOROUGH, A.D.1868, / IN MEMORY OF / FOUR BENEFACTORS OF / LEICESTER. / T.W.HODGES, MAYOR [R] / & STONE, TOWN CLE[RK] / J.AL[?] / J.BURTO[N] [???]Y. [}] OF THE SUBSCRIBERS' COMMITTEE. left J.GODDARD [very worn] right [5] BARFIELD [very worn], crowning voussoir of arch (above inscription on blind arch) DE MONTFORT. South facing side at base of colonettes: SIMON DEMONTFORT; south east corner (facing Haymarket): EARL OF LEICESTER. North east corner (east side, base of colonettes) ALDN GABRIEL NEWTON - north facing side 1760. Above blind arch (east facing) crowning voussoir of arch: NEWTON. On south facing blind arch round blue metal plaque: CLEANING AND / REFURBISHMENT / 1992 / FINANCED BY / LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL / AND PICK EVERARD / ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR / 125 YEAR ANNIVERSARY / | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Clock Tower | Ketton stone, pink granite | h.2130 cm |
Simon de Montfort | Portland stone (black metal sword) | |
William Wyggeston | Portland stone | |
Sir Thomas White | Portland stone | |
Ald. Gabriel Newton | Portland stone | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | |
Accretions | |
Bird guano | |
Biological growth | |
Surface spalling, crumbling | |
Previous treatments | difficult to distinguish between recent (1992) restoration work and original |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | |
Replaced parts | gate missing on north side in front of door. No visible losses to the 4 portrait statues |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | |
