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Title
William III (1650–1702)
Date
1734
Medium
gilded
Accession number
HU1_DW_S009
Acquisition method
erected by public subscription
Work type
Equestrian
Owner
Hull City Council
Custodian
Hull City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Listing date
13/10/52
Access
at all times
Inscription description
panel 1: THIS STATUE / Was Erected In the Year / MDCCXXXIV / To the Memory of / KING WILLIAM The Third / OUR GREAT DELIVERER KING WILLIAM III / (By Peter Scheemaker) / Erected by subscription in 1734 / Removed for Safety to Houghton Hall, east Yorkshire, / during the Second world War. / Replaced by the Corporation in 1049 / with the generous help of / Wm. Broady. Coppersmith of this City / Aderman J.Henson J.P. / Lord Mayor / W.Morris O.B.E. M.I.C.E / City Engineer / E.H.Bullock / Town Clerk.