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Title
Sir William Hillary (1771–1847)
Date
1999
Medium
bronze
Accession number
IM1_PT_S013
Acquisition method
commissioned by Graham Ferguson Lacey and donated to Douglas
Work type
Statue
Owner
Douglas Borough Council
Custodian
Douglas Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st September 1999
Inscription description
SIR WILLIAM HILLARY, Bt. / THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED ON 21st SEPTEMBER 1999 BY H.R.H. THE PRINCE MICHAEL OF KENT K.C.V.O / IN THE PRESENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE DOUGLAS CORPORATION.; SIR WILLIAM HILLARY, 1771 - 1847; FOUNDER OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. / A SOLDIER WHO WAS CREATED A BARONET ON 8th NOVEMBER 1805 FOR HIS SERVICES TO KING AND COUNTRY. / HE SETTLED AT FORT ANNE, DOUGLAS IN 1808 / WHERE HE WITNESSED A LARGE NUMBER OF WRECKS ON THE ROCKS IN DOUGLAS BAY. / HE DIED ON 5th JANUARY 1847 AND IS BURIED AT ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, DOUGLAS.; "FOLLOWED TO THE GRAVE BY CROWDS WHO HAD WITNESSED HIS HEROISM AND SELF-DEVOTION IN SAVING THE LIFE OF MANY A SHIPWRECKED MARINER" / THE UNIQUE TOWER OF REFUGE IN DOUGLAS BAY WAS PLANNED BY HIM IN 1832 TO SAVE LIFE AND IS A FITTING AND LASTING MEMORIAL.; "SON TROAILTEE-VARREY AYNS DANJEYR"; THIS STATUE OF SIR WILLIAM HILLARY BY AMANDA L. BARTON OF KIRK MICHAEL WAS COMMISSIONED BY GRAHAM FERGUSON LACEY OF BISHOPSCOURT AND DONATED BY HIM TO THE BOROUGH OF DOUGLAS. / IT WAS ERECTED ON DOUGLAS HEAD AT THE EXPRESSED WISH OF THE MAYOR OF DOUGLAS, MR. COUNCILLOR JOHN MORLEY, J.P. / WHO DIED ON 3rd SEPTEMBER 1999
