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Statue of Edmund Burke, Bristol

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which until June 2020 stood nearby gives as one of its reasons for listing the "Group value with other Bristol memorials: a statue of Edmund Burke, the Cenotaph, and a drinking fountain commemorating the Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition of 1893", referring to this statue, the
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plinth with the inscription "BURKE / 1774–1780 / I wish to be an MP to have my share of doing good and resisting evil / Speech at Bristol 1780". Burke was
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Describes the Washington copy but has useful description of the work
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National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
279:. Stephen Morris, Janet Margrie. Bristol: Redcliffe. 249:"Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman; orator; author" 332: 162: 224:"Statues and Sculptures: 19th Century Traditional" 34:, England, is a commemorative bronze sculpture of 362: 216: 326: 187: 17: 406:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom 272: 363: 158: 156: 154: 396:Grade II listed buildings in Bristol 338:"Statue of Edward Colston (1202137)" 151: 126:National Heritage List for England 13: 391:Grade II listed statues in England 343:National Heritage List for England 301: 241: 173:National Heritage List for England 168:"Statue of Edmund Burke (1282140)" 70:, created in 1894. It is grade II 14: 422: 371:1895 establishments in England 266: 38:(1729–1797) standing in 1: 401:Outdoor sculptures in Bristol 144: 381:Bronze sculptures in England 7: 195:"Edmund Burke, (sculpture)" 90:; that marble statue is by 78:of the sculpture stands on 53: 10: 427: 92:William Theed, the younger 313:The History of Parliament 273:Merritt, Douglas (2002). 139:1893 Exhibition fountain 130:statue of Edward Colston 199:Art Inventories Catalog 101:statue stands on a red 28:statue of Edmund Burke 23: 88:Palace of Westminster 66:(1729–1797) by 42:, created in 1894 by 21: 309:"1754-1790: Bristol" 276:Sculpture in Bristol 201:. Smithsonian Museum 107:Member of Parliament 80:Massachusetts Avenue 68:James Havard Thomas 44:James Havard Thomas 411:Statues in Bristol 24: 22:The statue in 2012 46:. It is grade II 418: 355: 354: 352: 350: 334:Historic England 330: 324: 323: 321: 319: 305: 299: 298: 270: 264: 263: 261: 259: 245: 239: 238: 236: 234: 220: 214: 210: 208: 206: 191: 185: 184: 182: 180: 164:Historic England 160: 135:Bristol Cenotaph 84:Washington, D.C. 426: 425: 421: 420: 419: 417: 416: 415: 376:1895 sculptures 361: 360: 359: 358: 348: 346: 331: 327: 317: 315: 307: 306: 302: 287: 271: 267: 257: 255: 247: 246: 242: 232: 230: 222: 221: 217: 204: 202: 193: 192: 188: 178: 176: 161: 152: 147: 128:record for the 56: 12: 11: 5: 424: 414: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 357: 356: 325: 300: 285: 265: 240: 215: 186: 149: 148: 146: 143: 55: 52: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 423: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 368: 366: 345: 344: 339: 335: 329: 314: 310: 304: 296: 292: 288: 286:1-900178-83-4 282: 278: 277: 269: 254: 250: 244: 229: 228:About Bristol 225: 219: 213: 200: 196: 190: 175: 174: 169: 165: 159: 157: 155: 150: 142: 140: 136: 131: 127: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 76:A second copy 73: 69: 65: 61: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 20: 16: 386:Edmund Burke 347:. Retrieved 341: 328: 316:. Retrieved 312: 303: 275: 268: 256:. Retrieved 252: 243: 231:. Retrieved 227: 218: 211: 203:. Retrieved 198: 189: 177:. Retrieved 171: 123: 96: 64:Edmund Burke 58:Standing in 57: 36:Edmund Burke 27: 25: 15: 365:Categories 145:References 60:The Centre 40:The Centre 295:48195579 137:and the 54:Overview 349:10 June 318:11 June 258:10 June 233:10 June 205:11 June 179:10 June 111:Bristol 103:granite 32:Bristol 293:  283:  99:bronze 72:listed 48:listed 113:from 351:2020 320:2020 291:OCLC 281:ISBN 260:2020 235:2020 207:2020 181:2020 124:The 119:1780 115:1774 109:for 97:The 26:The 117:to 82:in 30:in 367:: 340:. 336:. 311:. 289:. 251:. 226:. 197:. 170:. 166:. 153:^ 141:. 121:. 94:. 74:. 50:. 353:. 322:. 297:. 262:. 237:. 209:. 183:.

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bronze statue of a man in 18th-century costume, standing with right arm raised, set on a red stone pedestal in an urban setting with trees behind it, with inscription in gold-coloured lettering beginning "BURKE 1774-1780"
Bristol
Edmund Burke
The Centre
James Havard Thomas
listed
The Centre
Edmund Burke
James Havard Thomas
listed
A second copy
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, D.C.
Palace of Westminster
William Theed, the younger
bronze
granite
Member of Parliament
Bristol
1774
1780
National Heritage List for England
statue of Edward Colston
Bristol Cenotaph
1893 Exhibition fountain



Historic England
"Statue of Edmund Burke (1282140)"

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