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The statue of John Howard, in St Pauls's Square, Bedford, is a bronze of John Howard, erected in 1890, the centenary of Howard's death. The statue is "clothed ... in the travelling dress of the time to denote he was a great traveller."〔 It stands on an ornate plinth inscribed: John Howard 1726–1790 ——— 1890 The plinth in turn sits on five octagonal stone steps, raising the total height of the monument to about . ==History== A previous memorial to Howard erected ''c.'' 1820 in Kherson, in modern-day Ukraine, where he died, had fallen into disrepair. In 1889 the Howard Memorial Committee was formed.〔http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/bedford_statues_howard_statue_article.htm〕 The committee selected the Market Square as the location for the monument, and Alfred Gilbert as the sculptor. The Market Square was previously the location of a drinking fountain, designed by John Usher, that had been presented to the town by Thomas Wesley Turnley, erected in 1870 and demolished in 1880.〔 The steps of the drinking fountain were re-used and upon them the plinth was raised. The statue was unveiled on the 28 March 1894 by the Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford. The Rifle Volunteers formed a square and the Bedford Volunteer Fire Brigade was in attendance with a steam fire engine. The sculptor, Alfred Gilbert refused to attend, as he had done with the unveiling of the statue of Anteros in 1893.〔 The later statue of Howard in St Paul's Cathedral was the first to be erected there. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Statue of John Howard, Bedford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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