COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Chantrey Memorial
title
Chantrey Memorial
Title
false
Creation Date:
1854
creation_date
1854
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2002
image_date
2002
Image Date
false
Period:
19th century
period
19th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
granite , sandstone - base
material
granite , sandstone - base
Material
false
Display Creator:
CHANTREY, Francis Legatt
display_creator
CHANTREY, Francis Legatt
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
01-2185
image_id
01-2185
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail showing the inscription. Location: Norton Church Road. The memorial stands on the small surviving area of what was once Norton Green, in a prominent position near to the Parish Church and Vicarage. (A-Z p.111 6F) Description: This strikingly simple Obelisk, in Grey Granite, stands 22 feet tall as a memorial to the English sculptor; Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). Cut from one piece of "Cheesewiring granite, it is fixed upon steps, three feet high. Inscription: On rear face: 'CHANTREY' Commission: This monument was paid for by public subscription and was designed by his friend Philip Hardwick R.A. The stone was brought from Cornwall to Hull by sea and then overland to Sheffield. [1] Comment: Chantrey was born in Sheffield although he spent most of his working life in London. At the height of his career he was the most successful sculptor of portrait busts working in England. Chantrey is known to have left instructions regarding his burial in the nearby Churchyard cemetery and to have made arrangements regarding the upkeep of his tomb. The inscription is cut very deep and according to Armitage this is owing to the fact that; 'Chantrey had noticed, in Westminster Abbey, how stone crumbles, and how inscriptions disappear' [2]. The tomb, which is large and set behind wrought iron railings, is still in good condition and the inscription remains clearly legible. References: [1] p182, Francis Chantrey Donkey Boy and Sculptor. Armitage. 1915 [2] p178 op cit.
description
Detail showing the inscription. Location: Norton Church Road. The memorial stands on the small surviving area of what was once Norton Green, in a prominent position near to the Parish Church and Vicarage. (A-Z p.111 6F) Description: This strikingly simple Obelisk, in Grey Granite, stands 22 feet tall as a memorial to the English sculptor; Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). Cut from one piece of "Cheesewiring granite, it is fixed upon steps, three feet high. Inscription: On rear face: 'CHANTREY' Commission: This monument was paid for by public subscription and was designed by his friend Philip Hardwick R.A. The stone was brought from Cornwall to Hull by sea and then overland to Sheffield. [1] Comment: Chantrey was born in Sheffield although he spent most of his working life in London. At the height of his career he was the most successful sculptor of portrait busts working in England. Chantrey is known to have left instructions regarding his burial in the nearby Churchyard cemetery and to have made arrangements regarding the upkeep of his tomb. The inscription is cut very deep and according to Armitage this is owing to the fact that; 'Chantrey had noticed, in Westminster Abbey, how stone crumbles, and how inscriptions disappear' [2]. The tomb, which is large and set behind wrought iron railings, is still in good condition and the inscription remains clearly legible. References: [1] p182, Francis Chantrey Donkey Boy and Sculptor. Armitage. 1915 [2] p178 op cit.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
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 >."
permissions
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 >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-2185.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
CHANTREY, Francis Legatt
creator
CHANTREY, Francis Legatt
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1781
creator_dates_born
1781
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1841
creator_dates_died
1841
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
subject_heading
Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Calligraphy
subject_heading
Calligraphy
Subject Heading
false