Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 GROSVENOR PARK
1932-1/6/136 Statue of Richard Grosvenor, second
10/01/72 Marquis of Westminster
(Formerly Listed as:
GROSVENOR PARK
Statue of Second Marquis of
Westminster)

GV II

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, expression benevolent and
hands offering help.
The statue is well positioned at the crossing of the main
north-south and east-west axes of the Park which, designed by
Edward Kemp and with lodge (qv) and features by John Douglas,
was given to the City of Chester by the second Marquis of
Westminster.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Hubbard E: Cheshire:
Harmondsworth: 1971-: 160).

Listing NGR: SJ4123166232

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15615112

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Recommended Books

• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)