Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)
Thomas Telford (1757–1834)

© André Wallace. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Michael and Janet Richardson / Art UK

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Standing within the name ‘Telford’ spelt in large letters, the subject dressed in waistcoat, shirt and trousers leaning over the ‘o’ of his name, holding his hat in his right hand, his coat hanging up at the top of the ‘d’ of his name.
Title

Thomas Telford (1757–1834)

Date

1988

Medium

bronze & iron

Measurements

H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

TF3_MJR_S016

Work type

Statue

Owner

Telford & Wrekin Council

Custodian

Telford & Wrekin Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

8th April 1988

Access

at all times

Inscription description

in raised lettering on a metal panel on a low brick wall behind the statue: THOMAS / TELFORD / 1757-1834 / FOUNDER PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION OF OF CIVIL ENGINEERS / SURVEYOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR SHROPSHIRE / SCULPTOR - ANDRE WALLACE - 1988; and etched into a square block with black painted letters on the ground nearby: THE THOMAS TELFORD SCULPTURE / WAS UNVEILED BY / MR H. W. A. FRANCIS, PRESIDENT OF THE / INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS / SUPPORTED BY / MR. R. G. HARRIS, GLYNWED FOUNDRIES / MR. A. NAGAI, HITACHI MAXELL LTD., / DR T. S. LIN, TATUNG COMPANY. / 8TH APRIL 1988.

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Located at

Telford Square, Telford

TF3 4HB

Located near New Town House between Hall Park Way and Woodhouse Central.