Three Totem Sculptures in Front Courtyard of the Allerton Building on Salford University Campus is a Grade II listed building in the Salford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 2012. Sculpture.
Three Totem Sculptures in Front Courtyard of the Allerton Building on Salford University Campus
- WRENN ID
- proud-eave-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Salford
- Constituency
- Salford MP: Rebecca Long Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 2012
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Three Totem Sculptures in Front Courtyard of the Allerton Building on Salford University Campus, Frederick Road, M6 6PU
- OS grid reference
- SJ 815 991
- Coordinates
- 53.48833, -2.27912
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The three concrete totem sculptures were created in 1966 by William Mitchell for the forecourt of the Allerton Building, designed by Halliday Meecham for Salford Technical College, now the University of Salford.
These sculptures are arranged in a triangular group, facing each other, specifically positioned so that the morning and evening sunlight illuminates their faces. Each sculpture is approximately 5.6 to 6 metres tall and consists of four blocks stacked together, forming approximately square columns. They feature individual designs and distinctive colours, described at the time of construction as sandy white, flaky black, and pale terracotta.
The four faces of each column display different details, including organic forms that resemble human features such as faces, eyes, and arms. Additionally, the sculptures are adorned with textured high relief patterns of swirls, squares, and shells, along with applied mosaic detailing of small coloured tiles, which highlights a Mayan influence.
Local climate
Three Totem Sculptures in Front Courtyard of the Allerton Building on Salford University Campus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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