Statue of George IV
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Location
| Street: | Church Street |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1/BN2 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Faces west, just outside the north gate of The Royal Pavilion |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | F7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ3104 |
| Previous location: | Northern enclosure of Old Steine (moved for siting of war memorial 14/03/1922) |
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Makers
| Name : | Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Installation date: | 10/1828 |
| Unveiling date: | 10/1828 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 13/10/1952 |
| Description: | Standing robed figure of George IV on a corniced granite pedestal. The statue is a replica of that which stands at the head of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle. |
| Signatures: | South aspect of statue, bottom of robe:
GEORGE IV MDCCCXXVIII CHANTREY.SC. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative, Sculptural, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 275 |
| Width (cm): | 120 |
| Depth (cm): | 120 |
| Part 2: | Pedestal, lower section |
| Material: | Granite |
| Height (cm): | 65 |
| Width (cm): | 210 |
| Depth (cm): | 210 |
| Part 3: | Pedestal, upper section |
| Material: | Granite |
| Height (cm): | 250 |
| Width (cm): | 145 |
| Depth (cm): | 145 |
| Part 4: | Base |
| Material: | Stone blocks |
| Height (cm): | 18 |
| Width (cm): | 355 |
| Depth (cm): | 355 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 17/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | The statue was moved on 14 March 1922 and put on a new base opposite the statue of Queen Victoria. It was moved to make room for the building of the War Memorial. It is a copy of Chantrey's marble figure of the King in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor.
('The Royal Pavilion: A Study in the Romantic') Chantrey undertook the work for a fee of 3000 guineas but for some reason the cost mounted to twice that sum and it is said that the greater part of the deficit fell on the sculptor. (A Pictorial Guide to Brighton and Hove, the South Downs, Shoreham, Bramber, Lewes, Newhaven etc.') A public dinner took place in The Old Ship Hotel to celebrate the erection of the statue. T.R. Kemp Esq. presided; Mr. Chantrey sat on his right hand with the Hon. G. Wellesley (son of Lord Cowley and nephew of the Duke of Wellington) on his left. T. Attree Esq. was the Vice President. There were from 120 - 130 people present (Brighton Herald 18/10/1828) |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Open Air Statues and Memorials' - New Pamphlet Box 17 (typed paper, 2 pages) |
| Type: | Archive |
| Location: | Brighton History Centre |
| Catalogue reference: | JLR 6/5/87 |
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| Title: | 'The Royal Pavilion: A Study in the Romantic' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Musgrave, Clifford. |
| Date: | 00/00/1951 |
| Page: | 71 |
| Publisher: | Bredon & Higginbotham. Brighton. |
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| Title: | 'A Pictorial Guide to Brighton and Hove, the South Downs, Shoreham, Bramber, Lewes, Newhaven etc.' |
| Type: | Book |
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Photographs
Date: 17/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 17/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 17/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 17/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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