Statue of Francis Aglionby - Carlisle - List Entry
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Description
....This statue of Major Francis Aglionby, designed by Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson in 1843, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Designer: Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson was a talented and distinguished sculptor of national repute; * Artistic quality: this is a statue of intrinsic artistic quality considered to be an exceptionally fine example of Watson’s vigorous style of costumed sculpture. Major Francis Aglionby MP died in 1840 while entering court on his way to the bench in his capacity as Chairman of the Cumberland Quarter Sessions; at a subsequent inquest, the jury returned a verdict of Natural Death. Two years later it was determined to erect a life size statue to his memory... -
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Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1417583
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