Huskisson Monument (Ливерпуль) | мавзолей, классицизм, строение 1830-х годов, Grade II Listed (UK) (en)

 мавзолей, классицизм, строение 1830-х годов, Grade II Listed (UK) (en)

Monument. 1836. J. Foster. Stone. Circular structure. Greek Revival. Base has channelled rustication and entrance with architrave and C20 gate. Upper part has attached Corinthian colonnade with high square openings on sill band with iron grilles. Entablature with antefixae. Shallow stone dome with lights and cross. Statue, removed from interior, of William Huskisson by John Gibson. Huskisson M.P. for Liverpool and President of the Board of Trade, was run over and killed in 1830 at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The monument is an adaptation of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates at Athens.

The monument where his remains are buried is the centrepiece of St James Cemetery, Liverpool. A marble statue of him was housed in a mausoleum there until 1968, when it was transferred to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.

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www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/index/category/william-huskis...
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