Description

SANDWELL MB WEST PARK ROAD (off)
SP 08 NW
Smethwick
9/168 Memorial to James Chance
in West Smethwick Park

II

Memorial. Circa 1900. Brick and terra cotta. Comprises a centrepiece
flanked by concave walls, approached by steps. The flanking walls terminate
in brick piers and incorporate terra cotta seats. The centrepiece is flanked
by paired columns supporting an entablature with decorated frieze and modillion
cornice, surmounted by a broken pediment. The latter has swept sides and a
central finial. A central oval recess contains a bronze bust. Below is an
inscribed plaque:

"James J Chance MA JP DL. For fifty years a partner in the firm
of Chance Brothers & Co at the Glass Works Smethwick and at the
Akali 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 the east and west boundaries."

Listing NGR: SP0070688928

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26343439

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)