Statue of John Howard

Statue of John Howard, erected in 1894, designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert.

MATERIALS: the statue is bronze on a limestone and sandstone plinth with bronze detailing.

PLAN: the plinth is square on plan on octagonal-plan steps.

DESCRIPTION: A late-C19 larger-than-life size statue of John Howard, clothed in C18 travelling dress, and standing contemplatively atop a tall baroque pedestal and four octagonal-plan steps. The pedestal features a red sandstone base and limestone plinth with a band of decorative baroque bronze work featuring cherubs holding grotesque masks to its corners. Above this is a stylised stone urn with a plain capital, the urn featuring draped bronze brackets to its corners. An inscription on the east face of the urn reads: ‘JOHN HOWARD / 1726-1790 / 1890’. The foundry mark of ‘BROAD & SON / FOUNDERS LONDON’ is cast into the south side of the statue base.