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Title
Robert Peel (1788–1850)
Date
1853
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 320 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 366 x W 440 x D 260 cm
Accession number
M1_MH_S102
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Manchester City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
12 October 1853
Listing date
03/10/74
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on plinth: W.C.Marshall R.A. / Sculp London / 1853; The Bronze Works, Pimlico; on pedestal: W. Calder Marshall R.A. / Sculp London / 1853
Inscription description
front: PEEL; rear: BORN FEBRUARY V. MDCCLXXXVIII / DIED JULY 11. MDCCCL / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / MDCCCLIII.