Statue of VII Duke of Devonshire
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Location
| Street: | Devonshire Place |
| Town: | Eastbourne |
| Parish: | Eastbourne |
| Council: | Eastbourne Borough Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN21 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Facing the sea at the junction of Devonshire Place and Grand Parade |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 161 |
| Grid reference: | M7 |
| 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: | TV6198 |
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Makers
| Name : | William Goscombe John |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Company/Group : | E. Gruet Jne |
| Role: | Foundry |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Unveiling date: | 17/08/1901 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Eastbourne Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 17/05/1971 |
| Description: | The Duke is represented in his robes as Chancellor of Cambridge University, and seated in a chair, an open book held in his left hand. |
| Inscription: | ERECTED BY THE VOLUNTARY SVB SCRIPTIONS OF INHABITANTS OF EASTBOURNE IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS GENEROUS INTERESTS IN ITS WELFARE AND PROGRESS MD CCCCI J A SKINNER J P CHAIRMAN On the base, facing the sea: WILLIAM SEVENTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE K.G P.C. D.C.L. F.R.S. CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY BORN 27 APRIL 1808 DIED 21 DECEMBER 1891 To rear of the bronze base towards the right: E. GRUET JNE FONDEUR PARIS |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Commemorative, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Plinth |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
| Width (cm): | 180 |
| Depth (cm): | 230 |
| Part 2: | Stepped (3) base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 100 |
| Width (cm): | 250 |
| Depth (cm): | 300 |
| Part 3: | Statue |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
| Width (cm): | 170 |
| Depth (cm): | 200 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 14/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | William, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808 – 1891) is described as the chief benefactor and founder of modern Eastbourne. In 1858, as 2nd Earl of Burlington, he succeeded to the Dukedom. The statue, in Devonshire Place, was paid for by public subscription and unveiled by the Marquiss of Abergavenny, Lord Lietenant of Sussex.. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Eastbourne's Historic Street Furniture' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Eastbourne Local History Society. |
| Page: | 14 |
| Publisher: | Eastbourne Local History Society. |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | 'Eastbourne A Pictorial History' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Elleray, Robert D. |
| Date: | 00/00/1995 |
| Publisher: | Phillimore and Co. Ltd. Chichester. |
| Source 3 : | |
| Title: | The Eastbourne Chronicle |
| Type: | Newspaper |
| Date: | 17/08/1901 |
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Photographs
Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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