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Title
Memorial to Sir James Timmins Chance
Medium
brick & terracotta
Measurements
H 500 x W 850 x D (?) cm
Accession number
B67_RA_S011
Acquisition method
commissioned by Sir James Timmins Chance
Work type
Monument
Owner
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
7th September 1895
Listing date
29/09/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on a modern plaque below the bust: JAMES T. CHANCE / MA, JP, DL / FOR FIFTY YEARS A PARTNER IN THE FIRM / OF CHANCE BROTHERS & CO. / AT THE GLASS WORKS SMETHWICK AND THE ALKALI WORKS OLDBURY / HE PURCHASED THE LAND FOR THE PARK, / LAID IT OUT AND ENDOWED IT / AND ON SEPTEMBER 7TH 1895 OPENED IT / A GIFT TO THE PUBLIC FOR EVER. / HE ALSO MADE THE ROADS ON ITS EAST AND WEST BOUNDARIES.
