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Description: | Police and Fire Station, Edwardian Baroque style. End turrets finished with Baroque cupolas which have life-sized terracotta statues seated at the corners. Four seated female figures seated at corners of each tower. Two relief panels of female figures over main vehicle entrance on London Road side. Two female figures over entrance to Bank and Coroner's Office. Fire: panel of three semi-naked females standing against a background of fire; central figure holding a torch and snake, figure on left holding a trident; broken pitcher at their feet. Water: panel of three female figures carrying or tipping pitchers of water, standing in front of trees; fish at their feet In tympanum of doorway: Water, seated female figure tipping out water from a pitcher with her left hand, her right hand resting on another pitcher Fire, seated female figure holding torch, fire burning at her feet Groups on tower: seated female, her left arm raised to shield the sun, looking out across the city, a young child and pitcher by her side seated female holding a pitcher in her right hand, a lion by her side seated female with lion seated female with young child by her side Whitworth Street elevation: Windows spandrels male and female figures, heads of horses in background male and female figure, sailing ships in backgound male and female figure, horses in backgound two female figures, one holding banner, the other holding a torch Archways Night, female figure holding sheet or cloak over her head, an owl by her side Day, female figure holding cloak on shoulderss, a cockerel by her side Justice, female figure holding sword in right hand Truth, female figure holding mirror in left hand Science, female figure with a book on her knees Industry, holding Hammer?in right hand | Subjects: | Panel | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Millson, J. J. Architect: Woodhouse, Willoughby and Langham Other: Burmantofts | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7556... | Go to resource |
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