Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)

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A standing portrait statue of Acland, on a stone plinth.
Title

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787–1871)

Date

1861

Medium

stone & granite

Accession number

EX4_MH_S081

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

October 1861

Listing date

29/01/53

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time restrictions apply

Access note

Park opening hours

Inscription description

ERECTED / AS A TRIBUTE / OF AFFECTIONATE RESPECT / FOR PRIVATE WORTH / AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND IN / TESTIMONY OF ADMIRATION / FOR THE GENEROUS HEART / AND OPEN HAND / WHICH HAVE BEEN EVER READ(Y) / TO PROTECT THE WEAK / TO RELIEVE THE NEEDY / AND TO SUCCOUR THE OPPRESSED / OF WHATEVER PARTY / RACE OF CREED / A. D. 1861 // THOMAS DYKE ACLAND // POTESENTI TIBI MATUROS LARGIMUR HONORES

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Located at

Northernhay Gate, Exeter

EX43SA

The statue is sited against the old City Walls in the Northern Gardens.