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Title
Hugh (1783–1861), 2nd Earl Fortescue
Date
1863
Medium
stone
Accession number
EX4_MH_S177
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Exeter City Council
Custodian
Exeter City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
11th September 1863
Listing date
29/01/53
Access
by appointment
Inscription description
HUGH / EARL FORTESCUE K.G. / LORD LIEUTENANT / OF / DEVON / THIS MEMORIAL / MARKING THE LOVE OF FRIENDS / AND THE RESPECT OF ALL / WAS ERECTED / 1863 / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF / A NOBLE AND GENEROUS CHARACTER / AND OF UNWEARIED DILIGENCE / IN THE DISCHARGE OF PUBLIC DUTY / CONTINUED TO THE LAST DAY / OF A LONG LIFE / ENDED 11 SEPT. 1861.
Castle Street, Exeter
EX4 3PX
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