The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial
The Thomas White Memorial

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The figure of Sir Thomas White stands on a simple plinth surrounded by iron railings. He is dressed in mid-sixteenth-century costume. On a separate brick plinth is a bible with Matthew XXII highlighted.
Title

The Thomas White Memorial

Date

1883

Medium

Cornish granite & Sicilian marble

Measurements

H 228 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

CV1_TS_S015

Acquisition method

comissioned by the Sir Thomas White Memorial Committee

Work type

Statue

Owner

Coventry City Council

Custodian

Coventry City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

11th October 1883

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

signature on left face of plinth: W & T WILLS / SCULP / LONDON

Inscription description

on front face of plinth: THOMAS WHITE

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Located at

Warwick Row, Coventry

CV1 1EX

Located opposite No. 12, beside the footpath to GreyFriars Road.