COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Mechanical Science and Literature
title
Mechanical Science and Literature
Title
false
Creation Date:
1876
creation_date
1876
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
1 m high
dimensions
1 m high
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
1999
image_date
1999
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:
stone
material
stone
Material
false
Display Creator:
COOPER, J.W.
display_creator
COOPER, J.W.
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
99-1671
image_id
99-1671
Image ID
false
Description:
View of the area above the entrance. Location: Highfield Library, London Road, Sheffield S2 Description: Above the entrance to the library is a stone porch and balustraded balcony. Two carved stone figues stand just beneath the ornate corbels supporting the balcony. The figures are both female, one representing mechanical science and the other literature. Between them, and over the entrance, is a semi-circular marble slab, given by William Fisher, on which there is a quotation from Carlyle: "THAT THERE / SHOULD ONE MAN DIE./.IGNORANT WHO HAD CAPACITY./.FOR KNOWLEDGE, THIS I CALL A./.TRAGEDY, WHERE IT TO HAPPEN MORE./.THAN TWENTY TIMES IN THE MINUTE,./.AS BY SOME COMPUTATIONS IT DOES../.CARLYLE" Commission: Sheffield Town Council. Highfield Library and Upperthorpe Library are near-identical buildings. Both libraries were opened in 1876, Upperthorpe on 8th May and Highfield on 1st August. They were designed as 'twins' but the figures on them are different. The sculpture on both buildings was carved by J. W. Cooper of Sheffield and Cambridge. Comment: Both figures have lost a lot of surface detail due to corrosion of the stone. Acknowledgements: The figures are identified in a description of the building in The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent 29th July, 1876. Further information from Sheffield Local Studies Library.
description
View of the area above the entrance. Location: Highfield Library, London Road, Sheffield S2 Description: Above the entrance to the library is a stone porch and balustraded balcony. Two carved stone figues stand just beneath the ornate corbels supporting the balcony. The figures are both female, one representing mechanical science and the other literature. Between them, and over the entrance, is a semi-circular marble slab, given by William Fisher, on which there is a quotation from Carlyle: "THAT THERE / SHOULD ONE MAN DIE./.IGNORANT WHO HAD CAPACITY./.FOR KNOWLEDGE, THIS I CALL A./.TRAGEDY, WHERE IT TO HAPPEN MORE./.THAN TWENTY TIMES IN THE MINUTE,./.AS BY SOME COMPUTATIONS IT DOES../.CARLYLE" Commission: Sheffield Town Council. Highfield Library and Upperthorpe Library are near-identical buildings. Both libraries were opened in 1876, Upperthorpe on 8th May and Highfield on 1st August. They were designed as 'twins' but the figures on them are different. The sculpture on both buildings was carved by J. W. Cooper of Sheffield and Cambridge. Comment: Both figures have lost a lot of surface detail due to corrosion of the stone. Acknowledgements: The figures are identified in a description of the building in The Sheffield and Rotherham Independent 29th July, 1876. Further information from Sheffield Local Studies Library.
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/99-1671.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
COOPER, J.W.
creator
COOPER, J.W.
Creator
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:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Tympana (Architecture)
subject_heading
Tympana (Architecture)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Calligraphy
subject_heading
Calligraphy
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architectural inscriptions
subject_heading
Architectural inscriptions
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false