Building record M17528 - Statue of Hercules at the Institute of Geological Sciences

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STATUE (Victorian to Late 20th Century)

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Grid reference Centred SK 62212 31665 (5m by 5m)
Map sheet SK63SW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Keyworth, Rushcliffe

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A large early Victorian classical statue moved in 1977 from London. The subject of the 10½ foot high statue is Hercules, carved in 1850-51 for the Geological Museum in South Kensington. [It was] carved … under the supervision of Charles Harriott Smith (1792-1864). (1)


<1> Thoroton Society, 1984, TTS, p 107-9 (Published document). SNT397.

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  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1984. TTS. 88. p 107-9.

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Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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