Monument to Sir Charles Mark Palmer

  • Description

    "Commemorative statue of Palmer in mayoral robes with a scroll in his left hand. The white stone pedestal has Doric pilasters at each corner. The three bronze reliefs which decorated the south, east and west sides have been ripped off; these depicted the ships 'John Bowes' and 'HMS Resolution' and a miner. A public subscription for a statue was begun in 1902 when Palmer reached the age of eighty...."
  • Owner

    Public Monuments and Sculpture Assocaition
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

    What does this mean? Unknown license check permission to reuse
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/PMSA/id/711/rec/1
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 years, 7 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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