COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
King Edward VII
title
King Edward VII
Title
false
Caption:
View of Fitzalan Square
caption
View of Fitzalan Square
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1913
creation_date
1913
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2009
image_date
2009
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
bronze , stone - plinth
material
bronze , stone - plinth
Material
false
Display Creator:
DRURY, Alfred
display_creator
DRURY, Alfred
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
09-0073
image_id
09-0073
Image ID
false
Description:
General view of Fitzalan Square. The police box is to the right, the statue is to the rear in the centre. Description: A figure in ceremonial dress standing on a stone plinth, decorated with four panels, the front panel having a crest above it. In the front panel a banner held by female figures contains the king's name. The other panels, also containing figures, depict 'Peacemaker', Philanthropy', and 'Unity'. Commission: A scheme to commemorate the late King appeared in February 1911 in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, proposed by a prominent local citizen. This consisted of two parts, the monument and a "crippled children's home". Fitzalan Square was created on the site of the former Fitzalan Market, an area known as 'The Shambles' and the money raised by public subscription alone, the cost of the square and monument were estimated at bwtween £100,000 and £200,000 , plus £20 per annum maintenance. The bulk of the funds were raised from local businesses and prominent citizens. The monument was unveiled by the Duke of Norfolk on the 27th of October, 1913. Comment: After the death of Queen Victoria, the new monarch was considerably more visible than the reclusive widow queen. He made a number of visits to Sheffield and was a popular figure. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper proprietor, writing of royal news stories, remarked: "The king has become such an immense personality in England that the space devoted to the movements of royalty has quintupled since his majesty came to the throne". Fitzalan Square was designed to be an open space dominated by the statue of this popular figure. Nowadays the importance of King Edward has faded as has the statue itself, which is over-shadowed by trees and its base obscured by two stone cabins; one a fast food outlet and one a police cabin.
description
General view of Fitzalan Square. The police box is to the right, the statue is to the rear in the centre. Description: A figure in ceremonial dress standing on a stone plinth, decorated with four panels, the front panel having a crest above it. In the front panel a banner held by female figures contains the king's name. The other panels, also containing figures, depict 'Peacemaker', Philanthropy', and 'Unity'. Commission: A scheme to commemorate the late King appeared in February 1911 in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, proposed by a prominent local citizen. This consisted of two parts, the monument and a "crippled children's home". Fitzalan Square was created on the site of the former Fitzalan Market, an area known as 'The Shambles' and the money raised by public subscription alone, the cost of the square and monument were estimated at bwtween £100,000 and £200,000 , plus £20 per annum maintenance. The bulk of the funds were raised from local businesses and prominent citizens. The monument was unveiled by the Duke of Norfolk on the 27th of October, 1913. Comment: After the death of Queen Victoria, the new monarch was considerably more visible than the reclusive widow queen. He made a number of visits to Sheffield and was a popular figure. In 1908 Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper proprietor, writing of royal news stories, remarked: "The king has become such an immense personality in England that the space devoted to the movements of royalty has quintupled since his majesty came to the throne". Fitzalan Square was designed to be an open space dominated by the statue of this popular figure. Nowadays the importance of King Edward has faded as has the statue itself, which is over-shadowed by trees and its base obscured by two stone cabins; one a fast food outlet and one a police cabin.
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
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
DRURY, Alfred
creator
DRURY, Alfred
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1857
creator_dates_born
1857
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1944
creator_dates_died
1944
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:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
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:
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false