Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
ELEPHANT WALK
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 337 | |
Manual Reference | MR/BOL28 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | ELEPHANT WALK | |
Sculptor | Unknown | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Shopping Precinct | |
Precise Location | Junction of Great Moor Street and Newport Street | |
A to Z Ref | p. 143 F6 | |
OS Ref | SD715085 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Bolton MBC | |
Commissioned by | Bolton MBC | |
Notes | ||
Four concrete elephants of varying size, depicted walking together in a line. | ||
Constructed and installed when the shopping precinct was opened in 1975. | ||
Elephants are represented on the civic arms of Bolton. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | none | |
Signatures | none visible | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Elephants | Concrete | 100cm high x135cm long (largest, but sizes vary) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Surface spalling, crumbling | Hole in 4th elephant |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Replaced parts | Hind quarters of 4th elephant repaired |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Structural damage | Hole, rubbish inside |
Graffiti | On all elephants |