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Title
General Charles George Gordon (1833–1885)
Date
1890–1902
Medium
bronze statue & stone pedestal
Measurements
H 396 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
GU24_ML_S092
Acquisition method
commissioned by Corps of Royal Engineers
Work type
Statue
Owner
Gordon's School
Custodian
Gordon's School
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1903
Listing date
29/04/15
Access
by appointment
Inscription description
inscribed on the front of the plinth: GORDON; on the front of the pedestal: CHARLES / GEORGE / GORDON; on the left side of the pedestal: THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED AT KHARTOUM / IN 1904. REMOVED AND PRESENTED TO / THE SCHOOL IN 1959; on the right side of the pedestal: BORN WOOLWICH 28TH JANUARY 1833 / KILLED KHARTOUM 26TH JANUARY 1885; on the base of the pedestal on the left side: THE PLINTH HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF / MAJOR GENERAL SIR HUBERT J HUDDLESTON, GCMG., GBE., CB., DSO., MC., / WHO SERVED THE SUDAN FOR 23 YEARS AND WAS GOVERNOR-GENERAL 1940-47.; and on a metal plaque affixed to the back of the base of the pedestal: THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED BY / HRH THE EARL OF WESSEX KG GCVO / ON 10TH OCTOBER 2014 / FOLLOWING ITS RESTORATION