Robert Peel - Glasgow, Scotland
N 55° 51.693 W 004° 15.064
30U E 421697 N 6191378
This life-size statue of Sir Robert Peel is located in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMMDQK
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2014
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ABOUT THE STATUE:
"John Mossman, 1859. Bronze statue of the former British Prime Minister, set on square granite base and pedestal. Name incised on front of pedestal and the information 'Born July 2 1788, Died July 5 1850' on rear. Cast by Robinson and Cottam, statue foundry. J Mossman incised on plinth."
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"Peel is shown ‘in a standing attitude, with a parliamentary paper in his hand, as if in the act of commencing to speak’ to the House of Commons, and with an expression of ‘high intellectual activity, and indomitable strength of will under an aspect of majestic repose. Mossman’s representation of the subject wearing contemporary dress was regarded as a particularly innovative aspect of the work, and his success in adapting ‘modern habiliments to the requirements of sculpture’ widely admired.
The pedestal was designed by Mossman’s close associate, the architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson. According to Thomas Gildard both Thomson and Mossman wanted to omit the ‘cope and cornice’, but were overruled by the committee who knew better than the sculptor and the architect. The statue was erected 28th June 1859."
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ABOUT THE MAN:
"Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a British Conservative statesman, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and also from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846. While home secretary, Peel helped create the modern concept of the police force, leading to a new type of officer known as "bobbies" (in England) and "peelers" (in Ireland), his personal namesakes. As prime minister, Peel issued the Tamworth Manifesto (1834) during his brief first period in office, leading to the formation of the Conservative Party out of the shattered Tory Party; in his second administration he repealed the Corn Laws."
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