Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Female Figure Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 267 | |
Manual Reference | TH104 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Female Figure | |
Sculptor | Poole, Henry | |
Date of design | 1909-10 | |
Year of unveiling | 1910 | |
Unveiling details | 1 November 1910 | |
Road | Cambridge Heath Road | |
Precise Location | Above entrance to Bethnal Green Town Hall | |
A to Z Ref | 63 Xb 40 | |
OS Ref | TQ349831 | |
Postcode | E2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |
Commissioned by | Architects: Robinson, Percy and Jones, W.Alban | |
Notes | ||
Seated female figure, facing front, with a cherub on either side of her. | ||
Unveiled by Charles Edward Fox, Mayor of Bethnal Green. The council arranged a competition for designs for the proposed municipal buildings and the President of the RIBA was asked to nominate an assessor to adjudicate upon the designs received. 97 sets of designs were received, the assessor selected design number 39 as the best meeting the conditions of the council. The joint winners were Percy Robinson and W. Alban Jones. On 5 December 1907 they were appointed as architects. An exhibition of the design was held on 7 October 1907 to allow competitors and others interested to see it. The building is now for sale! | ||
The central full sized seated figure represents the guardianship of the industries of the borough by the municipality, and the ensuing prosperity is indicated by the Cornucopia in the arms of the boys, which are overflowing with produce. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1910 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
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Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpted figures | Portland stone | 170cm high x 230cm wide approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Accretions | Badly stained |
Abrasions, cracks, splits | |
Surface spalling, crumbling | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Right hand of main figure crumbling |
