Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
EDWARD VII Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 51 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL06 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | EDWARD VII | |
Sculptor | Frampton, George | |
Date of design | 1912 | |
Year of unveiling | 1912 | |
Unveiling details | 19 December 1912 | |
Road | Victoria Square | |
Precise Location | In corridor outside Hall of Remembrance | |
A to Z Ref | p.145 F7 | |
OS Ref | SD715091 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Bolton MBC | |
Commissioned by | Memorial Committee | |
Notes | ||
Marble portrait bust on pedestal backed by marble cartouche, surmounted by carved borough arms. | ||
In 1910 a memorial committee chaired by the mayor Alderman J. T. Cooper was formed following a public meeting to consider commemorating the late king. In addition to providing a bust, it was agreed that the memorial fund should go to the Infirmary, partly to build a Nurses Home. At the unveiling of the bust it was hoped that subscriptions might reach £30,000 in order to provide sufficient beds at the Infirmary.(1) | ||
King Edward VII of England. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1912 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | To the right of pedestal: A GREAT KING/EVER ANXIOUS FOR HIS PEOPLES GOOD/AND PEACE AMONG/THE NATIONS On pedestal: EDWARD/VII/1901-1910/ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION To left of pedestal: AS PRINCE OF WALES/HE OPENED/THIS TOWN HALL/ON THURSDAY THE/5TH JUNE 1873 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Bust | Caravezza marble | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
