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The Sower

A Grade II Listed Building in Kew, London

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Latitude: 51.4823 / 51°28'56"N

Longitude: -0.2894 / 0°17'21"W

OS Eastings: 518882

OS Northings: 177312

OS Grid: TQ188773

Mapcode National: GBR 7Z.9QQ

Mapcode Global: VHGR2.X0WH

Plus Code: 9C3XFPJ6+W7

Entry Name: The Sower

Listing Date: 25 May 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1262481

English Heritage Legacy ID: 434613

ID on this website: 101262481

Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond upon Thames, London, TW9

County: London

District: Richmond upon Thames

Electoral Ward/Division: Kew

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Kew St Anne

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/10/2017

TQ 1877
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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
The Sower

(Formerly listed as The Sower, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS)

II
1886. Sir William Hamo Thornycroft. Bronze statue "The Sower", on Portland stone base. Male figure wearing shirt, trousers and leggings, striding forward over furrowed earth carrying a basket from which he casts the seed. Cast posthumously in bronze.

Listing NGR: TQ1885277464

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