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Patrick James Foley

Leeds 1836 - London 1914
financial entrepreneur and an Irish politician; founder of the Pearl Insurance Company (1864) in Leeds
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1911

Description

Stone statue of Foley in formal dress with a frock coat probably representing him in a pose talking in parliament. In his right hand he is holding a paper scroll. The statue stands on top of the facade of the building of the Pearl Life Assurance Co., now Foleys Tap House, built in 1911 by the architect William Bakewell The first stone for the building was laid on 14 July 1910 by P.J. Foley.

Inscription(s)

PATRICK JAMES FOLEY
President and Founder of the
PEARL LIFE ASSURANCE C^o lim^td
Ex M.P. for West Galway

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Geograph, Athenaeum House and former Pearl Life Assurance Co., The Headrow, Leeds.
Leeds Mercury - Friday 15 July 1910 (British Newspaper Archive).
British Listed Buildings, Pearl Buildings pearl Chambers.

Locatie (N 53°47'58" - W 1°32'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh118; Photograph: 28 July 2019
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