EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF HUGH LUPUS, 1ST EARL OF CHESTER
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1312814
Date first listed: 02-Nov-1983
Statutory Address: EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF HUGH LUPUS, 1ST EARL OF CHESTER, WESTERN FORECOURT TO EASTON HALL
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Location
Statutory Address: EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF HUGH LUPUS, 1ST EARL OF CHESTER, WESTERN FORECOURT TO EASTON HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Eaton
National Grid Reference: SJ 41335 60714
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 4160 EATON C.P. WESTERN FORECOURT TO
EATON HALL
9/97 Equestrian Statue of
Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of
Chester
II*
Equestrian Statue, 1870-9, by G F Watts for 3rd Marquis and 1st Duke
of Westminster. Bronze on battered plinth of buff stone at centre of
pond. Hugh Lupus, 1st (Norman) Earl of Chester, falcon on raised
gauntletted wrist, is seated on a horse the model for which was bred
for the purpose from a Percheron mare and an English thoroughbred
stallion. Sculptor and client strove for historic accuracy in every
detail; both considered the statue to be Watts's chef d' oeuvre
(Gervas Huxley).
Listing NGR: SJ4133560714
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 55293
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 6 Cheshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing