Design for Birmingham University: stone frieze for the front entrance of the Aston Webb Building, featuring carved depictions of historical figures from the worlds of the arts and sciences

RIBA Ref No RIBA20226

Architect/Designer	Bell, Edward Ingress (1837-1914)
	Pegram, Henry Alfred (1862-1937)
	Webb, Sir Aston (1849-1930)
Country	UK: England
City	Birmingham
Subject Date	1902
Image Date	1900
View	Interior
Style	Edwardian
Medium	Drawing
Library Reference	PB365/13(1)
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	RIBA Collections
Subject	Entrances ; Human figure ; Friezes ; Decorative stonework ; University buildings

NOTES: The frieze was eventually carved in situ from Darley Dale stone by Henry Pegram in 1907, although fewer figures feature in the final carving than can be seen in this design.

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