A statue of Queen Anne is installed in the forecourt outside the west front of St Paul's Cathedral, in London, United Kingdom.[2] It became a Grade II listed building in 1972.
Statue of Queen Anne
The statue in 2011
Artist
Richard Claude Belt and Louis-Auguste Malempré, after Francis Bird
The statue is a copy of a 1712 sculpture by Francis Bird in Carrara marble which formerly stood at the same location. Queen Anne was the ruling British monarch when the new St Paul's Cathedral was completed in 1710. Bird's statue was unveiled at a thanksgiving service for the Peace of Utrecht, held 7 July 1713. The statue cost £1,130, excluding the marble which was provided by the Queen. It was surrounded by an elegant metal railing made by Jean Tijou. The Tijou railings were later removed and replaced by heavier railings to match the others around the cathedral. The original statue was attacked at least three times, in 1743, 1768, and 1882, with noses and arms damaged, and it was also badly weathered by the 1880s. Reputedly, the statue was once defaced with the lines "Brandy Nan, Brandy Nan, left in the lurch; Her face to the gin-shop, her back to the church", alluding to the Queen's reputed fondness for strong liquor and the location of a gin palace near the cathedral.
Richard Claude Belt was commissioned in 1885 to create a replacement statue from Sicilian marble, supplied by the Corporation of London at a cost of £1,800. Belt was imprisoned for obtaining money by false pretences in March 1886, and Louis-Auguste Malempré completed the sculpture. The building work to install the statue was done by Mowlem and Sons, supervised by the city architect Sir Horace Jones, and the new sculpture was unveiled by Reginald Hanson, the Lord Mayor of London, on 15 December 1886, the year before the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
The Baroque sculpture depicts Queen Anne standing, facing down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus. She is robed, wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter and a gilded crown, with one hand holding a gilded orb and the other a gilded sceptre. The figure stands on a Portland stone pedestal by architect Christopher Wren, decorated with four symbolic figures, one on each corner: to the west, towards Ludgate Hill, are Britannia with gilded trident (representing England) and a figure representing France (with fleur-de-lys on the visor of her helmet), holding between them a carved representation of the British Royal Coat of Arms, and to the east, towards St Paul's Cathedral, are figures representing Ireland (with harp) and North America (a Native American, with feathered skirt and headdress, gilded bow, quiver of arrows, and lizard). The pedestal stands on three steps surrounded by heavy cast iron railings.
The pedestal bears two inscriptions: on the south side "The Original STATUE / was erected on this spot in the year 1712 / to commemorate the completion of / SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL / FRANCIS BIRD Sculptor." and on the north side: "This Replica / of the Statue of QUEEN ANNE / was erected at the expense of / The CORPORATION of LONDON / In the year 1886 / The Rt. Hon. / SIR REGINALD HANSON M.A. F.S.A. / Lord Mayor / Wm. Braham Esq / Chairman of the City Lands Committee."
After they were removed, the original 8-ton weathered sculpture, and the four similarly weathered 5-ton stone figures from the base, were rediscovered months later abandoned in the yard of a London stonemason. They were acquired by Augustus Hare and installed in the grounds of his house at Holmhurst St Mary near Hastings, with Queen Anne mounted on an elliptical pedestal and the four other seated figures on steps around at the base, similar to the original. The house was Grade II listed in 1976, and the statue received a separate Grade II* listing at the same time.
Britannia
France
Ireland
North America
North inscription
Drawing of the original statue at Holmhurst St Mary in 1885
^Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London Statues and Monuments. Osprey Publishing. pp. 145–146. ISBN9780747804956. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
Referencesedit
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Statue of Queen Anne in Forecourt of St Paul's Cathedral, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
Statue of Queen Anne South East of Holmhurst St Mary's School, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
Holmhurst St Mary's School, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
Holmhurst St Mary
Statue of Queen Anne, Public Sculptures of Sussex
10 London artworks that have been damaged or vandalised, Footprints of London
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Queen Anne in front of St. Paul's Cathedral (London, UK) at Waymarking
Statue: Queen Anne statue, St Paul's at London Remembers
Sculpture trivia: The statue of Queen Anne at St Paul's at Secret London
McIntosh, Anthony (12 October 2021). "The statue of Queen Anne 'with her face to the gin-shop, and her back to the church'!". Art UK. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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A statue of Queen Anne is installed in the forecourt outside the west front of St Paul s Cathedral in London United Kingdom 2 It became a Grade II listed building in 1972 Statue of Queen AnneThe statue in 2011ArtistRichard Claude Belt and Louis Auguste Malempre after Francis BirdYear1886 1886 MediumMarbleSubjectAnne Queen of Great BritainLocationLondon United KingdomCoordinates51 30 49 N 0 06 00 W 51 51368 N 0 09988 W 51 51368 0 09988Listed Building Grade IIOfficial nameStatue of Queen Anne in forecourt of St Paul s CathedralDesignated5 June 1972Reference no 1079158 1 Photograph c 1865 c 1895 with the original railings by Jean Tijou still in place Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDescription and history editThe statue is a copy of a 1712 sculpture by Francis Bird in Carrara marble which formerly stood at the same location Queen Anne was the ruling British monarch when the new St Paul s Cathedral was completed in 1710 Bird s statue was unveiled at a thanksgiving service for the Peace of Utrecht held 7 July 1713 The statue cost 1 130 excluding the marble which was provided by the Queen It was surrounded by an elegant metal railing made by Jean Tijou The Tijou railings were later removed and replaced by heavier railings to match the others around the cathedral The original statue was attacked at least three times in 1743 1768 and 1882 with noses and arms damaged and it was also badly weathered by the 1880s Reputedly the statue was once defaced with the lines Brandy Nan Brandy Nan left in the lurch Her face to the gin shop her back to the church alluding to the Queen s reputed fondness for strong liquor and the location of a gin palace near the cathedral Richard Claude Belt was commissioned in 1885 to create a replacement statue from Sicilian marble supplied by the Corporation of London at a cost of 1 800 Belt was imprisoned for obtaining money by false pretences in March 1886 and Louis Auguste Malempre completed the sculpture The building work to install the statue was done by Mowlem and Sons supervised by the city architect Sir Horace Jones and the new sculpture was unveiled by Reginald Hanson the Lord Mayor of London on 15 December 1886 the year before the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria The Baroque sculpture depicts Queen Anne standing facing down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus She is robed wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter and a gilded crown with one hand holding a gilded orb and the other a gilded sceptre The figure stands on a Portland stone pedestal by architect Christopher Wren decorated with four symbolic figures one on each corner to the west towards Ludgate Hill are Britannia with gilded trident representing England and a figure representing France with fleur de lys on the visor of her helmet holding between them a carved representation of the British Royal Coat of Arms and to the east towards St Paul s Cathedral are figures representing Ireland with harp and North America a Native American with feathered skirt and headdress gilded bow quiver of arrows and lizard The pedestal stands on three steps surrounded by heavy cast iron railings The pedestal bears two inscriptions on the south side The Original STATUE was erected on this spot in the year 1712 to commemorate the completion of SAINT PAUL S CATHEDRAL FRANCIS BIRD Sculptor and on the north side This Replica of the Statue of QUEEN ANNE was erected at the expense of The CORPORATION of LONDON In the year 1886 The Rt Hon SIR REGINALD HANSON M A F S A Lord Mayor Wm Braham Esq Chairman of the City Lands Committee After they were removed the original 8 ton weathered sculpture and the four similarly weathered 5 ton stone figures from the base were rediscovered months later abandoned in the yard of a London stonemason They were acquired by Augustus Hare and installed in the grounds of his house at Holmhurst St Mary near Hastings with Queen Anne mounted on an elliptical pedestal and the four other seated figures on steps around at the base similar to the original The house was Grade II listed in 1976 and the statue received a separate Grade II listing at the same time nbsp Britannia nbsp France nbsp Ireland nbsp North America nbsp North inscription nbsp Drawing of the original statue at Holmhurst St Mary in 1885See also editList of public art in the City of London List of statues of British royalty in LondonNotes edit Historic England Statue of Queen Anne in forecourt of St Paul s Cathedral 1079158 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 11 June 2020 Baker Margaret 2002 Discovering London Statues and Monuments Osprey Publishing pp 145 146 ISBN 9780747804956 Retrieved 28 October 2015 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anne of Great Britain statue St Paul s Statue of Queen Anne in Forecourt of St Paul s Cathedral National Heritage List for England Historic England Statue of Queen Anne South East of Holmhurst St Mary s School National Heritage List for England Historic 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