Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
GLORY OF THE GARDEN Photograph
Region ID | MR | |
Work ID | 137 | |
Manual Reference | MR/TAM06 | |
Title | GLORY OF THE GARDEN | |
Sculptor | Margetts, Paul | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1994 | |
Unveiling details | 1 March 1994 | |
Road | Oldham Road | |
Precise Location | Centre of New Radcliffe Freedom Gardens | |
A to Z Ref | p. 85 B3 | |
OS Ref | SJ935993 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Tameside Metro | |
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Metal sculpture of foxgloves and other flowers rising from circular metal base on circular brick pedestal. Surrounded by steel ring set into brick work at ground level. | ||
Sculpture commissioned by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council as part of a project which involved the creation of the new Radcliffe Freedom Gardens, the original ones having been built over in the re-development of the town centre. Money was available from the developers, MAB (UK) Ltd. to realise the project. The new gardens were situated on land which had previously been used as a car park on the Oldham Road. As a focal point for the new scheme it was decided by the council to commission Paul Margetts to provide a suitable sculpture. The result was the 'Glory of the Garden', inspired by Kipling's poem. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1994 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | On plaque on plinth: GLORY OF THE GARDEN/BY/PAUL MARGETTS/ 1.3.94/ On metal plate set into ground around base: So when your work is finished you can wash your hands, and pray for the Glory of the Garden that it may not pass away and the Glory of the Garden shall never pass away Rudyard Kipling | |
Signatures | none visible | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Steel | 225cm high |
Base | Brick | 57cm high x 117 diameter |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | Paint chipped on some of petals |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | On sculpture plinth |
