COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
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Title:
Fitzalan Square
title
Fitzalan Square
Title
false
Creation Date:
1913
creation_date
1913
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1999
image_date
1999
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
Display Creator:
Sheffield City Council
display_creator
Sheffield City Council
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
08-2116
image_id
08-2116
Image ID
false
Description:
General view of Fitzalan Square. The statue of King Edward VII (Alfred DRURY, 1903) is to the rear in the centre. The building to the rear of the Square was used as the Central Post Office. The building right is The White Building (1908) by E.M.Gibbs (of Sheffield Architects: Flockton and Gibbs) who built and owned the building. Tramlines were installed c. 1993. 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 statue of King Edward VII (Alfred DRURY, 1903) is to the rear in the centre. The building to the rear of the Square was used as the Central Post Office. The building right is The White Building (1908) by E.M.Gibbs (of Sheffield Architects: Flockton and Gibbs) who built and owned the building. Tramlines were installed c. 1993. 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:
member of staff
photographed_by
member of staff
Photographed by
false
Creator:
Sheffield City Council
creator
Sheffield City Council
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Architects , planners , designers.
creator_role
Architects , planners , designers.
Creator Role
false
Subject Heading:
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
subject_heading
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
Subject Heading
false