Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
ATLAS Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 58 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL13 | |
Type | Statue | |
Title | ATLAS | |
Architect | Watson, C. G. | |
Date of design | 1866 | |
Year of unveiling | 1985 | |
Unveiling details | Moved to this location 1985 | |
Road | St. George's Road | |
Precise Location | St. George's Court, at entrance to underpass, between Vernon Street and Topp Way | |
A to Z Ref | p. 145 E8 | |
OS Ref | SD712095 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Bolton MBC | |
Commissioned by | Thomas Walmsley and Sons | |
Notes | ||
Crouching figure of Atlas holding globe on red brick pedestal. | ||
Formerly over the entrance to Atlas Forge, owned and founded by Thomas Walmsley, 1866. The foundry stood at the corner of Fletcher Street and Bridgeman Street in Bolton and employed over 300 men in the 1860s and 70s. Walmsley (1812-1890) was also a partner in Woodside Mill, Great Lever and twice mayor of Bolton (1869-70 and 1870-71).(1) | ||
The Greek god Atlas. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1985 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Don't know | |
Inscriptions | On plaque in centre of pedestal: CONCRETE STATUE OF ATLAS/FROM THOMAS WALMSLEY AND SONS/ATLAS FORGE, BOLTON [1866-1985]/THE LAST MANUFACTURER OF/WROUGHT IRON IN THE WORLD/BY THE PUDDLING PROCESS | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Figure | Concrete | 183cm high x 185cm wide x 64 cm deep |
Pedestal | Brick (stone dressings) | 132cm high x 56cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Abrasions, cracks, splits | Cracks in globe |
Biological growth | Alge on head of figure and in cracks in globe |
Previous treatments | Painted white |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | l foot chipped |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Inked on globe and figure |
