Statue Of Sir James Ramsden is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. Statue.
Statue Of Sir James Ramsden
- WRENN ID
- floating-latch-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- Statue
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BARROW IN FURNESS
SD1969SE DUKE STREET 708-1/12/64 Statue of Sir James Ramsden 06/05/76
GV II
Statue. 1872. Sculptor M Noble of London; stonework by MacDonald Field and Co of Aberdeen and London. Bronze on granite pedestal and limestone stylobate. Stepped base to square pedestal inscribed: 'IN HONOR/ OF/ SIR JAMES RAMSDEN/ FIRST MAYOR OF THIS BOROUGH/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ 1872'. Bas-relief on left side depicts rural Barrow in 1846 whilst that on right shows industrial scene of 1871; dentilled cornice. The statue faces north along Abbey Road: Ramsden in mayoral robes and chain holds a chart of Barrow Port. Unveiled 1872 by the Duke of Devonshire. The statue cost »1,500 and the granite »500. Ramsden arrived with the railway in 1846, planned the new town and co-founded the Barrow Shipbuilding Co Ltd. Centrepiece of Ramsden Square. (Barrow in Furness, Almanack and Tide Table: Barrow in Furness: 1886-: 64).
Listing NGR: SD1960069389
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