Leazes Park, bust of Alderman Hamond
Leazes Park, bust of Alderman Hamond
HER Number
9040
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Leazes Park, bust of Alderman Hamond
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Monument
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This sculpture was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Bust on pedestal. Dated 1905. Bronze bust of Alderman Sir Chas. F. Hamond (sic) JP.DL. on tapered sandstone pedestral inscribed with name. ERECTED/13 FEB 1905/ TO/COMMEMORATE/HIS SERVICE/IN OBTAINING/THIS PARK/IN/1872/. A laurel wreath below; and below that PALMAM CU MERUIT FERAT. Bust damaged at time of survey.' {1}.
The bust was stolen c.1990.
'Bust on pedestal. Dated 1905. Bronze bust of Alderman Sir Chas. F. Hamond (sic) JP.DL. on tapered sandstone pedestral inscribed with name. ERECTED/13 FEB 1905/ TO/COMMEMORATE/HIS SERVICE/IN OBTAINING/THIS PARK/IN/1872/. A laurel wreath below; and below that PALMAM CU MERUIT FERAT. Bust damaged at time of survey.' {1}.
The bust was stolen c.1990.
Easting
424100
Northing
564800
Grid Reference
NZ424100564800
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 15/79; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North-East England, p 220; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1186164