Description

BIDEFORD

SS42NE THE QUAY
842-1/2/233 (East side)
19/03/73 Statue of Charles Kingsley

GV II

Statue. 1906. By Joseph Whitehead. White marble figure of
Kingsley dressed in an academic gown, right foot forward; pen
in right hand, 2 books in left hand. Stands on a tall
pedestal, probably of Portland stone, with moulded cap and
base; on the front of it is incised KINGSLEY. At the back of
the foot of the statue is incised JOSEPH WHITEHEAD. SCULPTOR.
LONDON S.E. Attached to the base of the pedestal is a bronze
wreath inscribed: CHARLES KINGSLEY. Born 12th June 1819. A
tribute of honour and esteem from the inhabitants of Bideford.
June 12th 1919. The statue has lost its right little finger
and the top of the pen. Whitehead, of Vincent Square,
Westminster, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1889, 1893,
1894, and 1895.
(Kelly's Directories: Devonshire: 1910-: P.74; Graves A: The
Royal Academy of Arts. A Complete Dictionary of Contributors:
London: 1906-: P.258).

Listing NGR: SS4553526908

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580407

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record