Statue Of The First Earl Of Strafford Situated At North End Of East Front Of Wentworth Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Monument.
Statue Of The First Earl Of Strafford Situated At North End Of East Front Of Wentworth Castle
- WRENN ID
- scarred-roof-shade
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
STAINBOROUGH WENTWORTH CASTLE SE30SW
1/45 Statue of the First Earl of Strafford situated at north end of east front of Wentworth Castle (formerly listed as Statue by Rysbrack in central garth of Stainborough Castle (at Wentworth Castle)) GV II* Statue on plinth. 1744 by J. M. Rysbrack, resited 1970. Marble. Plinth base has acanthus-enriched moulding, die with sunken panels on each face bearing long inscriptions, Strafford arms on rear of die. Fine statue of Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Strafford (d.1739) in Roman attire leaning on truncated column to his right and with his left hand against his hip.
Moved from its original location at Stainborough Castle (q.v.) (within the grounds of Wentworth Castle).
J. E. Humphrey, 'A Prospect of Stainborough', Unpub. M.A. Thesis, Sheffield, 1982, vol 3, pp302-303 and appendix 3 (full inscriptions recorded).
Listing NGR: SE3199003220
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