William Whiteley Memorial

Date:
14 Oct 1999
Location:
William Whiteley Memorial, Monument Green, Walton On Thames, Elmbridge, Surrey, KT12 4EJ
Reference:
IOE01/01124/32
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

TQ 0962 BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE MONUMENT GREEN Whiteley Village

10/231 William Whiteley Memorial

GV II

Statue. 1914 by George Frampton, for William Whiteley. Copper and stone, c25 feet high. Stone benches to base, plinth below with square pier decorated with bay leaf garland. Copper plaque with profile bust of William Whiteley on the north side. Crowning seated female figure of Industry with beehive and caduseus emblems in copper.

Whiteley Village was provided by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores for thrifty old folk and was laid out on an octagonal plan by Frank Atkinson, employing leading architects of the day.

PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY pp520-1.

Listing NGR: TQ0943562472

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0706 IOE Records taken by Peter Felton; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Peter Felton. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Felton, Peter

Rights Holder: Felton, Peter

Keywords

Copper, Stone, 20th Century Statue, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Sculpture, Garden Ornament, Street Furniture