COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Memorial to Ebenezer Elliott
title
Memorial to Ebenezer Elliott
Title
false
Creation Date:
1854
creation_date
1854
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2001
image_date
2001
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:
bronze , granite - plinth
material
bronze , granite - plinth
Material
false
Display Creator:
BURNARD, Neville N
display_creator
BURNARD, Neville N
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
01-1515
image_id
01-1515
Image ID
false
Description:
General view with University of Sheffield buildings to the rear. 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
description
General view with University of Sheffield buildings to the rear. 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
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/01-1515.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BURNARD, Neville N
creator
BURNARD, Neville N
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1818
creator_dates_born
1818
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1878
creator_dates_died
1878
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:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Elliott, Ebenezer, 1781-1849
subject_heading
Elliott, Ebenezer, 1781-1849
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false