Equestrian statue of Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

has description | a une description: Bronze equestrian statue of the slave-owner, colonial administrator, and military officer Stapleton Cotton, accompanied by inscriptions listing the many military campaigns and colonies Cotton was involved in.; There is evidence connecting slavery-derived wealth to the subscriptions given towards the Combermere Memorial Fund, which was used to erect the statue of Combermere. Examining a list of subscribers to the Memorial Fund published in the Cheshire Observer, dated March 19th 1864, reveals a number of subscribers with links to slavery compensation, such as Thomas Hibbert (who donated £10), John Crewe's son Hungerford Crewe (£100), John Tollemache MP (£100), and 'Some Members of the Cotton Family' (£500).
funded by | financé par: Private funding (subscription)
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: Cheshire West and Chester; United Kingdom
was classified by | a été inscrite, classée, protégée par le biais de: Grade II*

depicts | figure: Cotton, Stapleton, 1st Viscount Combermere
shows visual item | présente l'item visuel: man; horse; slave-owner; colonial administrator
consists of | consiste en: bronze
was produced by | a été produit par: Marochetti, Carlo

has inscription | a une inscription: On the front:
ERECTED IN HONOR OF STAPLETON COTTON VISCOUNT COMBERMERE FIELD MARSHAL; On the left side:
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. MALLAVELLY. SERINGAPA. WEST INDIES. BHURTPORE.; On the right side:
FLANDERS. LINCELLES. THE DOURO. TALAVERA. TORRES VEDRAS. BUSACO. VILLA GARCIA. LLERANA. CASTRAJON. FUENTES D'ONOR. SALAMANCA. CIUDAD RODRICO. ELBRODON. THE PYRENEES. ORTHES. TOULOUSE.; On the reverse:
BORN. 1773.
DIED. 1865.
consists of | consiste en: granite

is referred to by | est référencé par: Historic England; Wikipedia; Art UK; University of Chester; Legacies of British Slavery - Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere; Legacies of British Slavery - Equestrian statue of Stapleton Cotton; Legacies of British Slavery - Thomas Hibbert of Birtles Hall; Legacies of British Slavery - Hon. John O. Crewe; Legacies of British Slavery - John Tollemache (formerly Halliday); 'Multiple Classified ads', Cheshire Observer, 19 March 1864, p. 6. British Library Newspapers

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