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| HER Number: | MDV89108 |
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| Name: | Statue of King Edward VII, Lowman Bridge |
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Summary
White marble statue on a granite pedestal, 1912, by Harry Hems of Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 957 125 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref: 485314
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STATUE (XX - 1912 AD to 1912 AD)
Full description
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2000, Tiverton, 189 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341848.
Statue. 1912 by Harry Hems of Exeter. White marble statue on a granite pedestal. The king is shown standing, left foot slightly forward. He wears military uniform with a royal robe over his shoulders; his left-hand rests on a sword strapped round his waist and against his right arm he carries a sceptre. At the foot of the statue, on the front edge, is the signature HARRY HEMS. Square, tapered pedestal with scrolled diagonal buttresses, the whole standing on a low square plinth. On the front of the pedestal is carved EDWARD THE PEACEMAKER 1841-1910, and below it PRESENTED BY THOMAS FORD ESQ JP TO HIS NATIVE TOWN.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341848 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Tiverton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 189. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV89106 | Part of: Lowman Bridge, Tiverton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2012 3:42PM |
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