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Title
Spencer Compton Cavendish (1833–1908), 8th Duke of Devonshire
Date
1911
Medium
bronze & Darley Dale stone
Measurements
H 330 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1A_TJ_S031
Work type
Statue
Custodian
English Heritage
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
14th February 1911
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on right side of base: herbert hampton sc 1910–; on back of base: singer’s founders / frome–
Inscription description
on pedestal front: SPENCER COMPTON / EIGHTH DUKE / OF / DEVONSHIRE K.C. / BORN 1833 DIED 1908; on back of pedestal: cavendo tutus / honisoit qui mal y pense