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English: Atlas Figures (Sculpture ) at Burslem Town Hall Location: On the clock tower of the Old Town Hall, Market Place, Burslem
Installed: 1854-57 Commissioned by: Burslem Urban District Council Architect: George Thomas Robinson The clock tower on the Old Town Hall is supported by eight identical Atlas figures, two on each corner. The figures have naked torsos, their lower body and legs have been replaced by a large scroll-like feature, their arms reach up over their heads to support the bell tower. The town hall has been described as having a, 'Bulgy clock tower [with] lofty caryatids in a forest of muscular elbows.' The Old Town Hall can be seen on the following picture:- https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/272797 |
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