Statue of Doctor John Alderson Outside Hull Royal Infirmary (Infirmary Not Included)
STATUE OF DOCTOR JOHN ALDERSON OUTSIDE HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY (INFIRMARY NOT INCLUDED), ANLABY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279574
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Doctor John Alderson Outside Hull Royal Infirmary (Infirmary Not Included)
- Statutory Address:
- STATUE OF DOCTOR JOHN ALDERSON OUTSIDE HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY (INFIRMARY NOT INCLUDED), ANLABY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279574
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Doctor John Alderson Outside Hull Royal Infirmary (Infirmary Not Included)
- Statutory Address 1:
- STATUE OF DOCTOR JOHN ALDERSON OUTSIDE HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY (INFIRMARY NOT INCLUDED), ANLABY ROAD
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- STATUE OF DOCTOR JOHN ALDERSON OUTSIDE HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY (INFIRMARY NOT INCLUDED), ANLABY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Kingston upon Hull (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 08372 28702
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 30/03/2017
TA 0828,
680-1/20/373
KINGSTON UPON HULL,
ANLABY ROAD (North side),
Statue of Dr John Alderson outside Hull Royal Infirmary (infirmary not incl.)
II
Statue of Dr John Alderson. 1833. Sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott (1775-1856). White marble on a square ashlar base. Standing figure in ceremonial dress holding an open book, on a square base with deeply moulded base and and
moulded top. Front panel inscribed "John Alderson, MD", and
below, "Erected by public subscription AD MDCCCXXXIII".
Originally sited outside the old Royal Infirmary in Prospect
Street, and moved to its present site when the Infirmary was
demolished.
John Alderson (1757-1829) was physician at Hull General Infirmary from 1792 until his death. As well as founding the Sculcoates ‘refuge for the insane’ in 1814 and writing numerous works on medicine and public health Alderson played a leading role in the life of the town. He was president of the Hull Subscription Library and the Literary and Philosophical Society and founder and first president of the Hull Mechanic’s Institute. It is said that between 12 and 15 thousand people attended his funeral.
Listing NGR: TA0837228702
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387446
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Neave, D & S, Hull, Pevsner Architectural Guide, (2010), 163
Websites
Jean Loudon, ‘Alderson, John (bap. 1757, d. 1829)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 12 Sept 2016 from http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/305
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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