Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
ALDERMAN NICHOLSON Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 52 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL07 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | ALDERMAN NICHOLSON | |
Sculptor | Albetill, Carl | |
Date of design | November 1893-February 1894 | |
Year of unveiling | 1894 | |
Unveiling details | 7 September 1894 | |
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 | Presentation Committee | |
Notes | ||
Marble portrait bust. | ||
The bust was subscribed for by the friends and admirers of Alderman Nicholson. It was modelled for the Bolton Art Club exhibition of November 1893. The movement to memorialise Nicholson was started by Alderman Dobson, who sent a circular to the Mayor's friends. They had, Dobson said, had no difficulty raising the necessary funds.(1) The mayor prounounced the results "very excellent."(2) | ||
William Nicholson, three times mayor of Bolton. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1894 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Bust | Marble | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
