Statue of King George III under scaffolding - Weymouth : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Statue of King George III under scaffolding - Weymouth / ell brown
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| 説明 | It was such a nice day, that we headed to Weymouth and Portland. Lucky to have blue skys as well after previous rainy days.A statue of King George III, under scaffolding during my visit. Assume that it will be fully restored by the time of the Olympics.It is Grade I listed. It was for his Golden Jubilee of 1810.Kings Statue, WeymouthWEYMOUTHSY6779SE ESPLANADE873-1/20/140 (East side)12/12/53 King's StatueGV IFreestanding monument to George III. Erected 1809/10, todesigns of James Hamilton, architect. The figures and detailin Coade stone, said to be the work of Mr Sealy, of the firmof Coade and Sealy, on a massive Portland stone pedestal.The King, in Garter robes, holds the sceptre in his righthand, and is backed by various insignia, including, to hisright, the crown on a cushion, Royal standard and Union flag;to his left are a pile of books and a large oval shield ofarns. These items are all brightly coloured, and stand on acavetto base with roll-mould, on a lofty rectangular pedestalwith moulded capping and base, on a plinth in 2 high steps. Toeach side is a further low pedestal, not coursed or bonded tothe main stonework, carrying fine gilded figures; to theKing's right a lion, and to his left a unicorn.The front, which faces N along the length of the Esplanade,has an inscription in large letters: 'The gratefulInhabitants/ To GEORGE THE THIRD/ On his entering the 50thYear/ Of His REIGN'; immediately below, in lettering almost asbold is 'J.HAMILTON ARCHT'.The back of the pedestal, in a corresponding location, bears along inscription, considerably worn, and legible only in part.This inscription has been transcribed to a smaller Portlandstone tablet set at the base, at the front. Amongst otherinformation is the date (18 October 1809) of a generalmeeting, with James Bower, Mayor, in the chair, at whichvarious resolutions were passed, including 'A congratulatoryaddress...' and 'That Public Dinners and general illuminationsare ill adapted to this occasion or the awful times in whichwe live....' Instead, a public subscription would be raised,partly '....to contribute to the comfort of our PoorerBrethren .....and Prisoners of War....' half of the proceedsto each of these worthy causes. In addition 'That (sundrynamed persons) being possessed of a statue of our excellentking... offered to present it..' A separate subscription wouldbe raised for this, and the committee given full powers tofind a site and erect it. The lettering is all splendidly setout and incised, and, like the principal inscription, ispainted black.This splendid memorial has a commanding location, but nowserves as part of a traffic island. The monument has notalways been appreciated: in a long report of January 1886 inThe Southern Times, reviewing the unveiling of the statue toSir Henry Edwardes (qv), further to the S on the Esplanade,the journalist contrasted the new statue with '.... thathideous monstrosity known as the King's Statue, about theremoval of which many schemes have been from time to timesuggested....'(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 338; Buildings ofEngland: Newman J & Pevsner N: Dorset: London: 1972-: 453). |
| 撮影日 | 2012-05-01 11:44:44 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Weymouth, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/350) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |