Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
SUNNYSIDE MILLS RELIEFS Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 59 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL14 | |
Type | Other | |
Title | SUNNYSIDE MILLS RELIEFS | |
Sculptor | Bonehill, Joseph | |
Architect | Woodhouse, C. T. | |
Date of design | late 1880s | |
Year of unveiling | after1982 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Bridge Street | |
Precise Location | Bottom of stairs, entrance to Bolton Market, under walkway | |
A to Z Ref | p. 145 F7 | |
OS Ref | SD716094 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Bolton MBC | |
Commissioned by | Lee's Sunnyside Mills | |
Notes | ||
The stone carvings depict eight processes in the processing of cotton. These are: cotton picking spinning weaving dyeing to add.... | ||
The reliefs were originally on the outside of the Sunnyside Mills, St Helen's Road, Bolton. The mill was opened in 1862 by Henry Lee and closed in 1980. It was demolished between 1982 and 1985. They were sculpted by J. Bonehill and Co. Under the supervision of the Bolton architects, C.T. Woodhouse. The reliefs were saved, cleaned and displayed at the entrance to market as part of the extension of the market in 1985. | ||
Cotton processing. | ||
circa | after | |
raw year | 1982 | |
Condition | Don't know | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | On plaque: Eight stone carvings depicting/stages in the processing of cotton,/from Tootal Broadhurst and Lee's Sunnyside Mills, on/St Helens Road, Bolton./Sculpted in the late 1880s by/ J Bonehill & Co. under the/supervision of G T Woodhouse, Architects of Bolton. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Relief groups | Stone | 55cm high x 204cm wide |
Pillar | Brick | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Abrasions, cracks, splits | Cracks to upper relief at bottom of stairs |
Corrosion, Deterioration | Some weathering on other reliefs |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Top relief at bottom of stairs-female figure missing arm |
Broken, missing parts | Relief on Bridge Street-figure missing head, female figure on relief under pillar also headless |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
