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Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquis of Westminster
Grade 2 - English Heritage Building ID: 469811
Statue on plinth, of Richard Grosvenor second Marquis of
Westminster. 1869. By Thomas Thornycroft at the expense of the
Marquis's tenants, friends and neighbours, following his death
in 1867. Polished granite and white stone; more than
life-size.
Granite plinth inscribed "RICHARD : SECOND MARQUIS
OF WESTMINSTER : K.G. : THE GENEROUS LANDLORD : THE FRIEND OF
THE DISTRESSED : THE HELPER OF ALL GOOD WORKS : THE BENEFACTOR
TO THIS CITY : ERECTED BY TENANTS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS : AD
1869".
The Marquis stands in Garter robes but bare-headed, with one foot slightly advanced
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