Series
Office of Works: Miscellaneous Letter Books
Catalogue reference: WORK 3
Date: 1685-1923
The volumes in this series include a small entry book containing estimates for fitting Westminster Abbey and Hall for the coronation of James II...
Piece
Statue ?Achilles?, Hyde Park
Catalogue reference: WORK 20/98
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This record is about the Statue ?Achilles?, Hyde Park dating from 1824-1920 in the series Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 20/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1824-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Statue ‘Achilles’, Hyde Park
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AF 2096/1 part 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Royal Parks
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The statue representing Achilles, by Richard Westmacott, 1822, was cast in iron from French cannons captured during the Napoleonic Wars. It was funded by subscription; the inscription on the base records that it was erected in commemoration of the Duke of Wellington and his ?brave companions in arms? by ?their countrywomen?.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2661369/
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WORK 20
Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files
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Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files
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Statue ?Achilles?, Hyde Park
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