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Title
Digby Memorial
Medium
stone & bronze
Accession number
DT9_PAL_S012
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Cross
Owner
Sherborne Town Council
Custodian
Sherborne Town Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1884
Listing date
04/10/73
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque: TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE DIGBY WINGFIELD DIGBY / OF SHERBORNE CASTLE / WHO UPON SUCCEEDING TO A NOBLE / INHERITANCE MADE IT HIS FIRST / CARE TO COMPLETE THE RESTORATION / OF THE ABBEY CHURCH AND AFTER / A LIFE OF GENEROUS BENEFICENCE / DIED FULL OF YEARS BELOVED BY / ALL CLASSES OF THE COMMUNITY / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION MDCCCLXXXIV