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William Pitt Statue, George Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.953 / 55°57'10"N

Longitude: -3.2004 / 3°12'1"W

OS Eastings: 325141

OS Northings: 673980

OS Grid: NT251739

Mapcode National: GBR 8MF.7H

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.TM6Q

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3X+5R

Entry Name: William Pitt Statue, George Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: George Street and Frederick Street, Statue of William Pitt

Listing Date: 13 January 1966

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365214

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27868

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Statue of William Pitt the Younger, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, George Street, William Pitt Statue

ID on this website: 200365214

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Sir Francis Chantrey, 1833. Bronze pedestrian statue on square stepped ashlar plinth; battered and panelled central section inscribed PITT BORN MDCCLIX DIED MDCCCXI ERECTED MDCCCXXXIII.

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