Cecil Rhodes memorial plaque is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 July 2022. Plaque.
Cecil Rhodes memorial plaque
- WRENN ID
- rooted-plaster-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 July 2022
- Type
- Plaque
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cecil Rhodes memorial plaque is located on the street frontage of 6 King Edward Street, which is part of a late 19th-century terrace. The plaque is approximately 2 meters high and is positioned between two first-floor sash windows. Made of cast bronze, it features a relief bust of Rhodes set within a shallow arched niche, topped by the Oriel College crest depicting three lions passant. Below the bust, a square-framed inscription reads: "IN THIS HOUSE THE RIGHT / HON. CECIL JOHN RHODES / KEPT ACADEMICAL RESIDENCE / IN THE YEAR 1881 / THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECT- / ED BY ALFRED MOSELY / IN RECOGNITION OF THE / GREAT SERVICES RENDERED / BY CECIL RHODES TO / HIS COUNTRY." At the bottom of the plaque, there is a laurel wreath cast in relief.
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