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Frederick Savage

Hevingham, Norfold 1828 - King's Lynn 1897
Victorian Fairground Manufacturer, Mayor of King's Lynn, 1889-1890

Henry Brown
1892

Description

Limestone statue of Frederick Savage in mayoral robes.

Inscription(s)

FREDERICK SAVAGE, esqr.

mayor 1889-1890

unveiled 1892

erected
by his friends

Information Sign

frederick savage
(1828-97)

A machine maker in Lynn from 1851, he
became renowned for steam engines used
on fairground rides, and patented the
'galloping horses'. Mayor 1889. Statue
erected 1892, and restored 1992, aided by
the Showmens' Guild of Great Britain

Annotation

Unveiled 27 May 1892. It is possibly made by stonemason Henry Brown.

Sculptor

Henry Brown, local stonemason.

Sources & Information

Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk PDF on-line.
Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk, database.

Locatie (N 52°44'47" - E 0°24'7") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbee013; Photograph: 1 August 2012
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