Statue Of Sir Robert Peel Opposite Cross Street

PRESTON

SD5329SE WINCKLEY SQUARE 941-1/11/305 (East side) 27/09/79 Statue of Sir Robert Peel opposite Cross Street

GV II

Monument to Sir Robert Peel (d.1850). Erected 1852; by Thomas Duckett of Preston. Limestone. High square pedestal with moulded base and banded top, surmounted by statue of Sir Robert Peel standing with his left hand on a draped rock behind him and his right hand at his waist, wearing a top coat, and a pair of trousers the tightness of which attracted contemporary criticism ("The clothing appears to cling to the lower limbs as though it had been soaked in water": Hardwick, History of Preston, 1857). The pedestal is inscribed "SIR/ ROBERT PEEL/ BARONET" with "ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ 1852" on the plinth, while its base has a linear hollow in place of the original inscription "THOMAS MONK ESQ., MAYOR" (erased following Thomas Monk's sentence to penal servitude for life in 1858, convicted for forging a will).

Listing NGR: SD5388229082