Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University
PUBLIC ART IN SHEFFIELD

Frank Tory, Snr
‘Cairns Statue’, 1896
20 Church Street, S1
stone
Location:
Exterior of building on 20 Church Street, S1 (A-Z p5 3C)

Description:
Statue of legal figure, presumably Judge Cairns, standing, robed, in a niche. Ht: c. 4ft. There is a considerable amount of other decorative stonework on the exterior of the building, presumably carried out by Frank Tory's firm of architectural stonemasons.

Commission:
The buildings were designed for Henry & Alfred Maxwell, solicitors. The offices were later used by Hadfield and Cawkwell, well-known 19th C architects.

Comment:
The face of the statue is now somewhat weathered. Hugh McCalmont Cairns (1819-1985) , Baron Cairns of Garmoyle was once Lord Chancellor. His connection with Henry and Alfred Maxwell is not known.

References:
'Civic Art in Sheffield', pub. Sheffield Society for the Encouragement of Art/ Sheffield Museum Society, 1985.
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