Statues - Hither & Thither

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Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
South East England

Market Square

Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS
London 1804 - London 1881
British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure.
(Wikipedia)

John Tweed
1923

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

Bronze tablet with coat of arms.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Earl of Beaconsfield
and Viscount Huchenden K.G.
Born 21^st December 1804,
Died 19^th April 1881.
M.P. for Bucks 1847-1876.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
1852, 1858-1866.
Prime Minister 1868-69, 1874-1880.
——
"PEACE WITH HONOUR"

The statues of John Hampden (left) and Benjamin Disraeli (right) are in the same corner of Market Square.
From a distance of 8 meter (25 ft) they look to each other.

Sculptor

John Tweed (Glasgow 1869 - London 1933), English sculptor (Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in England.

Locatie (N 51°48'59" - W 0°48'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse015; Photograph: 23 July 2012
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