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Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts

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Title

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832–1914), 1st Earl Roberts

Date

1923

Medium

Portland stone & bronze

Measurements

H 346 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

SW1_MRF_S019

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

Equestrian

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

30th May 1924

Listing date

14/01/70

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal: ROBERTS On the back of the pedestal: FIELD MARSHAL / EARL ROBERTS, V.C. / K.G., K.P., G.C.B., O.M. / G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E, V.D.. / BORN IN INDIA 1832 / DIED IN FRANCE 1914 / COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE BRITISH ARMY / 1901–1904 / INDIAN MUTINY 1857–58 / UMBEYLA 1863. ABYSSINIA 1868 / LUSHAI 1871–72. AFGHANISTAN 1878–80 / BURMA 1886. SOUTH AFRICA 1900

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Located at

Horse Guards Parade, Westminster

SW1A 2HQ

Located at the south side of Horse Guards arch overlooking the parade ground.