Listed Building record TQ 45 SW 182 - STATUE OF GENERAL WOLFE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1911 to 1911. A lead statue of General Wolfe by Derwent Wood ARA, erected in 1911.

Location

Grid reference TQ 44667 54028 (point)
Map sheet TQ45SW
Civil Parish WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 WESTERHAM WESTERHAM The Green (West End)
Statue of General Wolfe TQ 4454 35/1373 10.9.54.
II*
2. Erected in 1911. Designed by Derwent Wood ARA and standing on ornamental pedestal of Portland stone. Inscription reads - Major-General James Wolfe, Born at Westerham, January 2nd, 1727. Died at battle of Quebec September 13th, 1759.
Listing NGR: TQ4466854028

Description from record TQ 45 SW 56 :
(TQ 44675403) Monument (NAT) (1) 5280 WESTERHAM WESTERHAM The Green (West End) Statue of General Wolfe TQ 4454 35/1373 10.9.54. II* Erected in 1911. Designed by Derwent Wood ARA and standing on ornamental pedestal of Portland stone. Inscription reads - Major- General James Wolfe, Born at Westerham, January 2nd, 1727. Died at battle of Quebec September 13th, 1759. (2) Derwent Wood's statue of General Wolfe, 1910, lead statue on a bulgy stone base. Wolfe, in a cocked hat, awkwardly brandishes his sword. (3-4)


<1> OS 1:2500 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48213.

<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks R.D. Kent Jan 1975 36c (OS Card Reference). SKE41015.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 596 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38023.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1971.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks R.D. Kent Jan 1975 36c.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 596 (J Newman).
  • <4>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30997 statue, ]

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2021 3:41PM