Detail View: SHIMMER: Monument to Ebenezer Elliott
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Title:
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Monument to Ebenezer Elliott
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Creation Date:
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1840
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Image Date:
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2001
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Period:
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19th century
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Start Date:
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1830
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End Date:
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1840
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Location:
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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bronze , granite - plinth
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Display Creator:
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BURNARD, Neville N
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Image ID:
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01-2160
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Description:
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View with University of Sheffield buildings in the background. Location: Weston Park, near the gates by Sykes et al. The statue originally stood outside the Post Office in the old Market Place (High Street), it was moved in the summer of 1875. Description: Ebenezer Elliott was a poet and corn-law rhymer. His bronze figure is shown seated wearing a frock coat. The granite plinth is rather starkly inscribed 'Elliott'. He is supposed to be seated on a rock in one of the spots described in his poems. Commission: Sheffield Town Council. The money, £600, was raised by public subscription [1]. Comment: Elliott (1781-1849) was instrumental in the repeal of the Corn Laws. Neville Burnard was born in Cornwall where he shown considerable talent as a stonemason from an early age. He was sent sent to London where he was introduced to Francis Chantrey and exhibited at the Royal Academy. Later a fondness for alcohol contributed to a reversal in his fortunes and he died penniless in his native county. References: [1] Illustrated Guide to Sheffield. ed J. Taylor. Pawson & Brailsford 1879 p. 123
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-2160.jpg
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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BURNARD, Neville N
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1818
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1878
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Elliott, Ebenezer, 1781-1849
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
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