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A striking monument and the most expensive in the cemetery. The granite base was supplied by McDonald, Field & Co of Aberdeen and the statue raised high on the plinth above the pedimented pedestal by an unknown Italian sculptor. The figure holds the Bible in her right hand, with the remnants of a coiled snake at her feet identifying the figure as Truth and holding the cloak in her left hand. The drapery, pose and classically inspired head recreate early Christian models. The great glory of the monument is detailed naturalism of the roses and lilies in full bloom on wrought-iron railings. This is now attributed to the Coventry based iron works of Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) but appear more naturalistic than the decoration of his ironwork capitals for Ruskin's Oxford University Museum of Natural history.
Title
Memorial to Charles Mills
Date
1875
Medium
granite & wrought iron
Accession number
NR30_RHT_S002
Work type
Monument
Owner
Parochial Church Council
Custodian
Parochial Church Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times