Catalogue description Trafalgar Square: statue of King George IV
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Reference: | WORK 20/27 |
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Description: |
Trafalgar Square: statue of King George IV |
Date: | 1837-1909 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | 2027/1 Part 1 |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The statue, designed by Francis Chantrey, was originally intended to be placed on top of the Marble Arch, then located outside Buckingham Palace. It was placed in the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in 1843. |
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