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 plaque is fixed to the street frontage of 6 King Edward Street, part of a late-C19 terrace.

The plaque is approximately 2m high, situated between a pair of first-floor sash windows. Of cast bronze, it comprises a relief bust of Rhodes within a shallow arched niche surmounted by the Oriel College crest of three lions passant. Below the bust is a square-framed inscription reading: 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, beneath is a laurel wreath cast in relief.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 22 July 2022 to amend the description and add references to selected sources

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