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

Philip Lindsay-Clark
motifs and coat of arms, 1938
The Royal Institute for the Blind
limestone
removed - the building has been demolished and the site redeveloped


Location:
Above the main entrance to the Royal Institute for the Blind, Mappin Street, S1 (A-Z p.4 4B)

Description:
On the top of the left hand column by the entrance is a blindfolded head in front of a grating. The right hand column is topped by a hand interpreting braille in front of a symbol for light. Between the column is a finely detailed carving of the Royal coat of arms.

Commission:
The architects for the building were Hadfield and Cawkwell, a Sheffield-based firm.

Comment:
The same artist also worked on reliefs for the Gas Showrooms on Commercial Street, S1, and inside the Church of the Sacred Heart beyond the city centre in Hillsborough.

[Update - 2008]
The Royal Institute for the Blind building is to be replaced by a new structure - it is our understanding that this sculpture will in same way be incorporated into the new building.

 
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