COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Montgomery Monument
title
Montgomery Monument
Title
false
Creation Date:
1860
creation_date
1860
Creation 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:
BELL, John
display_creator
BELL, John
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
93-0045
image_id
93-0045
Image ID
false
Description:
General view shows statue in its original location, before being moved to Cathedral precinct. Location: Cathedral Precinct, originally erected in the General Cemetry in 1860. Description: Bronze statue of James Montgomery, 'The Christian Poet', cast by the Coalbrookdale Iron Company. The monument carries a conventional inscription, recalling Montgomery's associations with the religious life of Sheffield in the early nineteenth century, also verses written by Montgomery. Commission: Public Subscription, the money raised through Sheffield Sunday Schools. Comment: People in Sheffield still remember singing his hymns when they attended Sunday School. When these photographs were taken the photographer was approached by a passerby who spoke highly of Montgomery's work, and also stated that this memorial was important and relevant to her. About the artist: John Bell (1811-1895) was the sculptor of the Guards Crimean Monument in Waterloo Place, London, which was also erected in 1860.
description
General view shows statue in its original location, before being moved to Cathedral precinct. Location: Cathedral Precinct, originally erected in the General Cemetry in 1860. Description: Bronze statue of James Montgomery, 'The Christian Poet', cast by the Coalbrookdale Iron Company. The monument carries a conventional inscription, recalling Montgomery's associations with the religious life of Sheffield in the early nineteenth century, also verses written by Montgomery. Commission: Public Subscription, the money raised through Sheffield Sunday Schools. Comment: People in Sheffield still remember singing his hymns when they attended Sunday School. When these photographs were taken the photographer was approached by a passerby who spoke highly of Montgomery's work, and also stated that this memorial was important and relevant to her. About the artist: John Bell (1811-1895) was the sculptor of the Guards Crimean Monument in Waterloo Place, London, which was also erected in 1860.
Description
false
Rights:
© National Centre for English Cultural Tradition
rights
© National Centre for English Cultural Tradition
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/04-0045.tif
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
copy stand
photographed_by
copy stand
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BELL, John
creator
BELL, John
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1811
creator_dates_born
1811
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1895
creator_dates_died
1895
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:
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Cemeteries -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Cemeteries -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture
subject_heading
Public sculpture
Subject Heading
false