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Charles Compton Cavendish

Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham
1850 - 1907
British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician
(Wikipedia)

John Tweed
1909

Description

Bronze statue on stone pedestal, showing Lord Chesham in the undress uniform of a General Officer.
His statue is flanked by two cast iron lions, by a. durenne paris.

Inscription(s)

charles
compton
3^RD BARON
CHESHAM
m^aj. g^en. P.C. K.C.B.
1850 - 1907

Signed: j. tweed sc.

Annotation

In the Bucks Herald of Saturday 19 December 1908 the proposed statue is discussed, so it is probably erected in 1909.

The statue is accompanied by two bronze lions. We are not sure if they belong to the statue.

Sculptor

John Tweed (Glasgow 1869 - London 1933), English sculptor (Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in England.

Locatie (N 51°48'57" - W 0°48'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse016; Photograph: 23 July 2012
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