Description

PRESTON

SD5329SE WINCKLEY SQUARE
941-1/11/305 (East side)
27/09/79 Statue of Sir Robert Peel opposite
Cross Street

GV II

Monument to Sir Robert Peel (d.1850). Erected 1852; by Thomas
Duckett of Preston. Limestone. High square pedestal with
moulded base and banded top, surmounted by statue of Sir
Robert Peel standing with his left hand on a draped rock
behind him and his right hand at his waist, wearing a top
coat, and a pair of trousers the tightness of which attracted
contemporary criticism ("The clothing appears to cling to the
lower limbs as though it had been soaked in water": Hardwick,
History of Preston, 1857). The pedestal is inscribed "SIR/
ROBERT PEEL/ BARONET" with "ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/
1852" on the plinth, while its base has a linear hollow in
place of the original inscription "THOMAS MONK ESQ., MAYOR"
(erased following Thomas Monk's sentence to penal servitude
for life in 1858, convicted for forging a will).

Listing NGR: SD5388229082

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502500

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)