Equestrian Statue c. 150 M E of Newby Hall Newby with Mulwith, England
Listed Building Data
Equestrian Statue c. 150 M E of Newby Hall has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1289184
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 6 March 1967
- Name
- EQUESTRIAN STATUE APPROXIMATELY 150 METRES EAST OF NEWBY HALL
- Location
- EQUESTRIAN STATUE APPROXIMATELY 150 METRES EAST OF NEWBY HALL
- Parish
- Newby with Mulwith
- District
- Harrogate
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Grid Reference
- SE 34957 67426
- Easting
- 434957.0000
- Northing
- 467426.0000
Listed Building Description
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SE 36 NW NEWBY WITH t4lJLblITH NEWBY PARK
1/48 Equestrian statue approximately 150 metres east of Newby Hall 6.3.67
GV II
Statue and plinth. Late C17 and late C19. Carrara marble figures, bronze reins, ashlar plinth. Tall plinth with moulded base and cornice, rounded ends. The mounted figure in armour holds reins in left hand and a staff in the right; the horse stands over a cowering figure with left hand raised to protect himself. The statue was made in Italy and originally represented John Sobieski, King of Poland, trampling a Turk; it commemorated his victory in Vienna. The statue was bought in 1675 by Sir Robert Vyner (the goldsmith responsible for Charles II's Coronation regalia) who brought it to London at the Restoration. Sir Robert had the head refashioned to represent Charles II and the lower figure represented Oliver Cromwell. In 1739 the site was taken for the construction of the Mansion House (completed 1754) and the statue was removed to an inn yard, then to the Vyner estate in Lincolnshire. Lady Mary Robinson of Newby married Henry Vyner and inherited Newby Hall in 1859. The statue was brought to Newby Park in 1883.
Listing NGR: SE3495767426
