Detail View: SHIMMER: Cairns Statue
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Title:
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Cairns Statue
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Creation Date:
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1896
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Dimensions:
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1.2 m high
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Image Date:
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2001
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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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stone
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Display Creator:
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HADFIELD, Charles ; TORY, Frank
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Image ID:
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01-0865
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Description:
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Exterior detail: view of the statue in its niche on Cairns Chambers. Location: Exterior of building on 20 Church Street, S1 (A-Z p5 3C) Description: Statue of legal figure, presumably Judge Cairns, standing, robed, in a niche. There is a considerable amount of other decorative stonework on the exterior of the building, carried out by Frank Tory's firm of architectural stonemasons. Beneath the sculpture by TORY is the inscription: CAIRNS. Commission: The buildings were designed for Henry & Alfred Maxwell, solicitors. The offices were later used by Hadfield and Cawkwell, well-known 19th C architects. Comment: The face of the statue is now somewhat weathered. Hugh McCalmont Cairns (1819-1985), Baron Cairns of Garmoyle was once Lord Chancellor. His connection with Henry and Alfred Maxwell is not known. Sources: 1. 'Civic Art in Sheffield', pub. Sheffield Society for the Encouragement of Art/ Sheffield Museum Society, 1985. 2. R. Harman & J. Minnis, (2004). 'Sheffield'. New Haven & London, Yale University Press.
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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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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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HADFIELD, Charles
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1840
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1916
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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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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Creator:
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TORY, Frank Snr.
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1881
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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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Gothic revival (Architecture)
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Subject Heading:
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), English
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Subject Heading:
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Stone carving
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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