Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
WILLIAM ROMAINE CALLENDER
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 175 | |
Manual Reference | MR/MTH22 | |
Type | Other | |
Title | WILLIAM ROMAINE CALLENDER | |
Sculptor | Warrington Wood, T. | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1880 | |
Unveiling details | 20 October 1880 | |
Road | Albert Square | |
Precise Location | Sculpture Hall | |
A to Z Ref | p.158 F1 | |
OS Ref | SJ835980 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Manchester City Council | |
Commissioned by | Friends/subscribers | |
Notes | ||
marble bust on square buff marble pedestal | ||
The bust was presented by Charles Heywood on behalf of a few friends. It was accepted 20 October 1880(1). | ||
William Romaine Callender was one of the leaders of the Conservatives in south-east Lancashire, being elected as MP for Manchester in 1874. His father, also William Romaine Callender, had been a Whig, who had campaigned for the incorporation and was elected to the first council. Callender jnr was also a prominent Freemason. He also supported a number of public institutions in the city including the Athenaeum, of which he was secretary for some twenty years. He died, aged 51, in January 1876. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1880 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Wm. ROMAINE CALLENDER, M.P. | |
Signatures | T. WARRINGTON WOOD, SCULPT. ROME 1880 | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Bust | Marble | 84cm high |
Pedestal | Marble | 127cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |