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Title
George Leeman (1809–1882)
Date
1885
Medium
white marble & pink granite
Measurements
H 284 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 284 x W 92 x D 92 cm
Accession number
YO90_RD_S002
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
York Civic Trust
Custodian
York Civic Trust
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
13th April 1885
Listing date
24/06/83
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
at the base of the statue, on the front: G. W. MILBURN SC 1883
Inscription description
west face of the plinth: GEORGE LEEMAN; east face of the plinth: THIS STATUE WAS ERRECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO COMMEMORATE THE MANY SERVICES RENDERED BY / GEORGE LEEMAN / TO HIS NATIVE CITY. / HE WAS / THREE TIMES LORD MAYOR OF YORK. / ELECTED M.P. FOR THIS CITY IN 1865, 1871, AND IN 1874. / AND WAS / CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. / BORN 1809 DIED 1882. / THOMAS VAREY, MAYOR. / J. SYKES RYMER, SHERIFF. / 1883 / UNVEILEVED BY THE MARQUIS OF RIPON, K.C. / 13th APRIL 1885. / JOHN CLOSE, MAYOR
