Statue of Robert Clive, Shrewsbury

has description | a une description: A life-size bronze statue of Robert Clive in eighteenth-century military uniform, mounted on a polished granite plinth. He is bare-headed, with a grim and determined expression, looking over the heads of viewers towards the distance. He holds his hat in the left hand, and his right hand is at his waist, exposing a middle-aged masculine belly, indicating a man of experience.
managed by | dirigé par: Shropshire Council
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: Shrewsbury; United Kingdom
was classified by | a été inscrite, classée, protégée par le biais de: Grade II
was discussed by | a été contesté par: 1956, Clive statue of Shrewsbury is recorded as a Grade II listed building; 2007, Statue of Siraj ud daula installed in Plassey; 2020, Market Drayton museum curator defends statue of Robert Clive; 2020, Crowd gathers to defend statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury; 2020, Daniel Kawczynski, M.P. for Shrewsbury and Atcham, calls for peaceful discussion over the statue of Robert Clive and praises the British Empire; 2020, SEMA supports BLM protests and calls Robert Clive a 'robber-baron'; 2021, Robert Clive's descendant expresses disapproval of the Clive statue in Shrewsbury

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was brought into existence by | a commencé à exister du fait de: 1857, Meeting to plan a memorial to Lord Clive; 1860, Statue of Robert Clive unveiled at Shrewsbury
was modified by | a été modifié par: 2022, Final Report of Shropshire Museums to West Midlands Museum Development

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