Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
LEVER PARK PYLONS Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 65 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL20 | |
Title | LEVER PARK PYLONS | |
Date of design | 1934 | |
Year of unveiling | 1934 | |
Unveiling details | 13 December 1934 | |
Road | Lever Park Avenue | |
Precise Location | Horwich end of Lever Park | |
A to Z Ref | p.22 B6 | |
OS Ref | SD633135 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Bolton MBC | |
Commissioned by | 2nd Viscount Leverhulme | |
Notes | ||
Two granite pylons on either side of the road. Each one surmounted by an urn. | ||
The pylons/pillars were erected to the memory of William Hesketh Lever, Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925). They commemorate his gift of Lever Park. They were erected by William Hulme, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme in 1934. William Lever was born in Bolton in 18... his fortune was made in soap... His gifts to the town included Hall i’th’Wood, the home of Samuel Crompton, which he restored. In 1918 he presented Leverhulme Park to the town. | ||
Gift of of Lever Park to Bolton. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1934 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | LEVER PARK THESE PYLONS WERE ERECTED BY WILLIAM HULME 2ND VISCOUNT LEVERHULME TO COMMEMORATE THE GIFT OF LEVER PARK BY HIS FATHER 1934 Inscription on left-hand pillar reads: LEVER PARK THE GIFT OF WILLIAM HESKETH LEVER 1ST VISCOUNT LEVERHULME BORN AT 6 WOOD STREET, BOLTON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1861 DIED AT HAMPSTEAD, LONDON MAY 7TH, 1925. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF HIS NATIVE TOWN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT IN 1902 THE OWNERSHIP AND CARE OF THE PARK WERE VESTED IN THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Pylons | Granite | 88cm wide x 89cm deep |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Weathered lettering on lh pylon (ie lhs going toward Lever Pk) |
Biological growth | Algae on rh pylon |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Surface damage | Tar/paint splashes on lh pylon |
