Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1074
Site Name
Sir George Grey Statue, Company Gardens, Cape Town
Site Category
Monuments & Memorials
References
Site Relationships
Relationship Type
Located at
Site Reference
9/2/018/0149
Record Administration
Author
clinton.jackson
Post date
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 22:47
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by nancy.cloete on Friday, May 7, 2021 - 08:31.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
9/2/018/0149-008
Recording date
Recorders
Bridget O'Donoghue
Primary?
On
Classifications
Description

Commemorates a prominent figure in South Africa. Governor of the cape between 1854-1861;Situated on the axis of the SA Library which site was chosen when he was Governor. He laid the foundation stone in 1858;Sculptural composition of books in one hand and a pile of books on the plinth adjacent commemorates the major collection of books and manuscripts which he collected and donated to the SA library in 1861. This collection is 5000 volumes which include 115 medieval and renaissance manuscripts, amongst them a copy of the four gospels in Latin dating AD 875 and 900, which is the oldest manuscript in South Africa;Sculpture has artistic qualities typical of a Victorian statue aesthetic.

Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Designer
Marshall W. Calder
Construction Materials
Marble
Pedestal Material
Cape Granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
George Grey
Event Commemorated
Commemorates the role of Sir George Grey in the Cape and his association with the South African Library
Date Unveiled
Inscriptions
/ Sir George Grey. K.C.B.
Governor
1854-1861 /
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.92555, 18.418512
Western Cape
  • City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Central
Cape Town
Owner(s)
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Directions to Site
When you at KFC in town take first left on the way out, and you must ask for directions from there
Access details
Open access.
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:07.
Administration Description

Whilst this statue was recorded during the NAMM, the recording was of a poor quality and was not approved for import
Action Status: Pending
Site Action: InformationUpdate

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