Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
SAMUEL POPE Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 53 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL08 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | SAMUEL POPE | |
Sculptor | Swynnerton, Joseph William | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1935 | |
Unveiling details | 5 June 1935 | |
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 | ||
Commissioned by | Samuel Pope | |
Notes | ||
Portrait bust. | ||
Shortly after Pope's death in 1935, his nephew offered the bust to the Council. It had, he recalled, been executed some time ago for "a considerable fee."(1) | ||
Samuel Pope, Q. C., Recorder of Bolton for 40 years. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1935 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known 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 | |
