Albert Square, Statue of George Kinloch Dundee, Dundee City Council Area, Scotland, UK
Sir John Steele, dated 1872. Bronze standing figure of George Kinloch on tall polished grey granite pedestel with base course and cornice.
Listed Building Description
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Sir John Steele, dated 1872. Bronze standing figure of George Kinloch on tall polished grey granite pedestel with base course and cornice.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
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The pedestel is inscribed 'George Kinloch of Kinloch, outlawed for the advocacy of popular rights 22 December 1819. Proclaimed member for Dundee in the first reformed parliament 22 December 1832. Born Dundee 1775, died London 1833. Erected by public subscription to commemorate a signal triumph of political justice, 3 February 1872'. There is a portrait of George Kinloch in the Lord Provost's Office, City Chambers.
Listed Building References
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William Kidd, GUIDE TO DUNDEE, 3rd ed. [1900], p48-9.