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Title
Science and Art
Medium
terracotta
Measurements
H 90 x W 90 x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
CW9_AJW_S011
Acquisition method
commissioned by Sir Joseph Verdin
Work type
Building
Owner
Northwich Town Council
Custodian
Northwich Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
24th July 1897
Listing date
21/10/13
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THE VERDIN TECHNICAL SCHOOLS NORTHWICH / BY THE GIFT OF THESE SCHOOLS / SIR JOSEPH VERDIN BARONET / DEPUTY LIEUTENANT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE / AND COUNTY ALDERMAN / OF THE COUNTY OF CHEESTER / THE BROCKHURST NORTHWICH / PROVIDED FOR THE PROMOTION OF / TECHNICAL EDUCATION / IN HIS NATIVE TOWN / AD 1897