Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)
Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)

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A full-length statue. Burrows is depicted in mayoral robes on a stepped square plinth, the bottom step of which is rusticated (roughly finished).
Title

Sir John Cordy Burrows (1813–1876)

Date

1878

Medium

white Sicilian marble & grey granite

Measurements

H 200 x W 65 x D 65 cm;
Plinth: H 240 x W 127 x D 127 cm

Accession number

BN1_LS_S035

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Memorial Committee

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

14th February 1878

Listing date

26/08/99

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

base of statue, right-hand side (facing east): E. B. STEPHENS 1878

Inscription description

on pedestal: SIR JOHN CORDY BURROWS KNT. / THREE TIMES MAYOR OF BRIGHTON / ERECTED BY HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN / AS A MARK OF THEIR ESTEEM / 1878

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Located at

Steine Gardens, Brighton

BN1 1NH

Set facing the Royal York Building at southernmost end of the Old Steine.