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Richard Cobden

Dunford, Heyshott, Sussex 1804 - London 1865
English manufacturer, Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with among others the Anti-Corn Law League
(Wikipedia)

W. & T. Wills
1868

Description

Marble statue of Cobden with on the sides of the pedestal sheaves referring to the Corn Law.

London - Richard Cobden

Originally, the text on the pedestal only showed the name COBDEN. The rest was added later, there is no contemporary evidence that Napoleon III contributed.

Inscription(s)

erected
by
public subscription
to which
NAPOLEON III
was principal contributor
—
COBDEN
—
presented
to the
VESTRY OF ST. PANCRAS
june 1868

thomas ross
chairman of committee

CORN LAWS
repealed 1846

ERECTED
june 1868

Signature

w&t wills

Sculptor

W.J. & T. Wills (fl. 1856-1884), English sculptors.

Sources & Information

Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 353.
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 183.
London Remembers, Memorials.

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Item Code: gblo239; Photograph: 19 March 2019
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