James Colvin Memorial

1923

William Parkinson

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Marble
  • Granite

Dimensions

  • H3600 x W1310 x D1310mm

William Parkinson, ‘James Colvin Memorial’ (1923), Victoria Square, Kawatiri Westport

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, Feb 2025

1923–Current

Near Remembrance Gates, Victoria Square, Cnr Brougham & Russell Sts, Kawatiri Westport

Artists

Description

Bust of Mayor James Colvin.

Inscription reads:

JAMES COLVIN/ MAYOR OF WESTPORT,/1897 TO 1899/ MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT/ FOR THE BULLER DISTRICT,/ 1899 TO 1919/ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE RESIDENTS/ OF THE BULLER DISTRICT/ IN RECOGNTION/ OF LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

Engraved on the plinth:
Parkinson Sculptor

Auckland

An information panel installed next to the work reads "This statue was erected and unveiled on Armistice Day, 11 November 1923 by current mayor John Menzies, Member of Parliament Harry Holland, Prime Minister hon. JG Coates."