Detail View: SHIMMER: Monument to Ebenezer Elliott
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Title:
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Monument to Ebenezer Elliott
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Caption:
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West Front view of the Shambles with the Post Office and Elliott's Monument
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Creation Date:
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1840
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Image Date:
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1879
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Period:
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19th century
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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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engraving
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Display Creator:
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BURNARD, Neville N
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Image ID:
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01-0624
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Description:
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Illustration from 'Illustrated Guide to Sheffield', Pawson & Brailsford, 1862 Location: 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/01-0624.jpg
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Photographed by:
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copy stand
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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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Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- 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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Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Elliott, Ebenezer, 1781-1849
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