The Green, Thompson memorial
The Green, Thompson memorial
HER Number
              7212
          District
              Sunderland
          Site Name
              The Green, Thompson memorial
          Place
              Southwick
          Map Sheet
              NZ35NE
          Class
              Commemorative
          Site Type: Broad
              Commemorative Monument
          Site Type: Specific
              Commemorative Monument
          General Period
              20TH CENTURY
          Specific Period
              Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
          Form of Evidence
              Structure
          Description
              Lamp standard memorial to Robert Thompson. C1912. Founder’s plaque JAS ALLAN SNR & SON LTD. ELMBANK FOUNDRY GLASGOW. Cast-iron. Fluted Corinthian column on base with low relief portrait panel, with inscription commemorating Robert Thompson JP, for 25 years as Chairman of the local committee, and the restoration of the green in 1912. Decorative frames on each side. Scroll brackets support tall finial and two arched arms from which hang bowl lamps. Fluted cast-iron posts with bud finials set about 4m north and south to prevent vehicles entering path. LISTED GRADE 2
          Easting
              438410
          Northing
              558500
          Grid Reference
              NZ438410558500
    Sources
              Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/8/292