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The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft
The Drums to the Fore and Aft

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A drummer boy turning his head to his left peers from under his large helmet as he beats the signal to attack. The drumsticks are replacements – in 2007 they were wooden. He protects his companion, the young bugler slumped, his head thrown back, eyes closed in death, his bugle abandoned on the ground.
Title

The Drums to the Fore and Aft

Date

1901

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 180 x W 80 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 72 x W 146 x D (?) cm

Accession number

IP12_TJ_S081

Acquisition method

privately commissioned by the 8th Earl of Albemarle 

Work type

Statue

Owner

Woodbridge Town Council 

Custodian

Woodbridge Town Council 

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on plaque, when surveyed May 2007: The drums to the fore and aft Sculpted by Arnold 8th Earl of Albemarle / And placed here in memory of / Walter 9th Earl of Albemarle / January 1988 / cast by 8th Earl of Albemarle 1901 / and presented to the Council in memory of 9th Earl / by his widow Diana Countess of Albemarle in 1980; 2015 plaque: The DRUMS OF THE FORE and AFT / Sculpted by Arnold 8th Earl of Albemarle / And placed here in memory of / Walter 9th Earl of Albemarle / January 1980 

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