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The work was re-erected in 1982 and it commemorates Sir Charles Mark Palmer (1822–1907), Victorian coal owner, ironmaster, and shipbuilder as well as benefactor to the town of Jarrow. It is a bronze figure on a Portland stone pedestal with low relief bronze panels. The pedestal is rectangular with panels on each side. The north face bears the inscription and the east face carries a replacement relief of the SS 'John Bowes'. The south face depicts a coal miner and the west face depicts a replacement relief of HMS 'Resolution'. There is a freestanding ionic column at each corner supporting the frieze and an overhanging cornice. The whole is placed on a square stepped base with blind inset panels on each face.

Title

Monument to Sir Charles Mark Palmer (1822–1907)

Date

1903–1982

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

NE32_GL_S038

Work type

Statue

Custodian

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

26/02/85

Access

at all times

Inscription description

SIR / CHARLES MARK PALMER / BARONET / BORN AT SOUTH SHIELDS / NOVEMBER 3RD 1822 / FOUNDER OF THE PALMER / WORKS & OF THE TOWN OF / JARROW OF WHICH HE WAS / FIRST MAYOR in 1875 / ORIGINATOR OF THE FIRST / STEAM SCREW COLLIER / BUILT AT JARROW IN 1851 / MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT / FOR NORTH DURHAM FROM / 1874 AND SUBSEQUENTLY / FOR THE JARROW DIVISION / THIS STATUE ERECTED IN / 1903 BY THE WORKMEN OF / PALMER'S COMPANY AND A FEW / FRIENDS COMMEMORATES / A LIFE DEVOTED TO THE / SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT OF / THE WORKING CLASSES. THE / PROSPERITY OF JARROW / AND THE INDUSTRIAL / PROGRESS OF / TYNESIDE'

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