Willshire Monument On Traffic Island is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1988. A C19 Monument. 1 related planning application.
Willshire Monument On Traffic Island
- WRENN ID
- tattered-outpost-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Willshire Monument On Traffic Island, the Square, Barnstaple, EX32 8LN
- OS grid reference
- SS 558 329
- Coordinates
- 51.07814, -4.05867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Willshire Monument, located on a traffic island in Barnstaple, is a memorial bust dating from the late 19th century. It was created by WL Baron of Barnstaple. The monument features a bronze bust mounted on a column made of polished red granite, with a pedestal and capital crafted from polished grey granite. The shaft of the column is inscribed with the name "CHARLES SWEET WILLSHIRE. 1837-89." The pedestal bears the inscription "ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TOWNSMEN IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EMINENT AND UNSELFISH SERVICES AS A LIBERAL POLITICIAN AND MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVE." Willshire was noted in 1897 as one of the most influential political leaders in the Western Counties. WL Baron was a prominent decorator at Brannam's pottery in Litchdon Street and established his own pottery at Rolle Quay around 1895.
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