The Arts and Industries of Sheffield. by Frederick William Pomeroy (1857-1924). c. 1890. Town Hall, Sheffield. Architect: E. W. Mountford. [Click on this image to enlarge it.]

Harman and Minnis explain that the frieze on the left of the main entrance includes “architects, sculptors and artists together with workers in the fine trades — electroplaters, buffer girls, ivory turners and cutlers preceded by the goddess of light and knowledge” (63). (The last three occupations appear on the next plate.

Other Sculpture by Pomeroy on Sheffield's Town Hall

Photographs, caption, and formatting by George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Bibliography

Sheffield. Harman, Ruth, and John Minnis. Pevsner Architectural Guides. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2004.


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