Richard Henry Reeve Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 2019. Memorial.
Richard Henry Reeve Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solemn-eave-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 2019
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Memorial to Richard Henry Reeve erected in 1890.
MATERIALS: the memorial has a granite base, a plinth and column of Portland stone, and a lion cast in bronze.
PLAN: it is located in Kensington Gardens on the east side of the boating lake.
EXTERIOR: the memorial is in the form of an Ionic column with a square plinth. Around the base of the plinth the following words are inscribed on four brass tablets: IN MEMORY OF/ RICHARD HENRY REEVE/ LORD OF THE/ MANOR OF LOWESTOFT/ WHO DIED OCTOBER/ 1888 THIS FOUNTAIN/ IS ERECTED BY/ MARY ETHELIND FRANEY. The lower third of the column, which is fluted, is surmounted by an Ionic capital. Above this is a small square section of entablature with a dentilled cornice upon which rests a bronze winged lion sejant on a boat. The column is supported by a moulded cruciform plinth which in turn rests upon a two-stepped concrete base.
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.