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The monument, in the marketplace, seen in 2011

The Feversham Monument is a memorial in the marketplace of Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.

The monument is to William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham, who died in 1867. It was commissioned by his son, William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham, who laid the foundation stone in May 1869. The canopy, designed by George Gilbert Scott, was completed in 1870, but the statue, carved by Matthew Noble, was only lifted into place in December 1871. The work cost about £1,000, and on completion it was described by the British Farmers' Magazine as "well-conceived and wrought out", and bearing "a general resemblance on a small scale to the Scott Monument at Edinburgh". It was grade II* listed in 1985. In 2021, it was assessed as needing specialist repair work, following damage from rain, plant growth and birds' nests.

The statue

The monument is in the Gothic Revival style and is about 50 feet (15 m) tall. The statue is in limestone and consists of the baron standing on four steps in full regalia on a pedestal with a foliate frieze. The canopy is in sandstone and is carried on four buttressed columns with shafts and heraldic beasts with shields. It has four gables with corner crocketed finials, and the pinnacle has a two-light opening, crockets, finials and a cross.

See also

References

  1. "Statues, Memorials, &c". Building News. 21 May 1869.
  2. "The Feversham Memorial". British Farmers' Magazine. December 1871.
  3. ^ "Memorial to Second Baron Feversham". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. "Helmsley's imposing Feversham Memorial 'in need of restoration work'". The Scarborough News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) . Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
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