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Brixham
Devon
South West England

The Strand

King William III

Den Haag 1650 - Hampton Court 1702
Stadhouder and king of England
(Wikipedia)

W. & T. Wills
1889

Description

Marble statue.

Inscription(s)

WILLIAM
PRINCE of ORANGE,
afterwards
WILLIAM III
King of Great Britain & Ireland
landed near this spot
5^th NOVEMBER 1688
and issued his famous declaration
"the liberty of england
and
the protestant religion
I WILL MAINTAIN."

Right side:

erected by public subscription
and
dedicated to the town of brixham
foundation stone laid 5^th novb^r 1888,
by HIS EXCELLENCY
COUNT DE BYLANDT.
unveiled 5^th november, 1889, by
C.A. BENTINCK, ESQ.J.P.
The Right Hon Lord Churston
chairman of the committee.
Charles Atkins, secretary

Left side:

engelands vrijheid
door oranje hersteld

Sculptor

W.J. & T. Wills (fl. 1856-1884), English sculptors.

Sources & Information

Emerentia van Heuven-van Nes et al. (red.), Monumenten voor Nassau en Oranje (Rotterdam 2004), nr. 168.

Location (N 50°23'45" - W 3°30'45")

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Item Code: gbsw003; Photograph: 25 July 2004 / updated: 14 September 2009
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