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A larger-than-life size iconic statue of a man wearing roundhead battledress His arm is pointing forwards and he is standing on a tall stone pedestal, with four bronze relief plaques on each side of the pedestal. The front and back plaques have extensive inscriptions while the remaining plaques feature low relief casts. At the base are two engraved stones set into the pedestal. The stone at the front describes when the foundation stone was laid. The stone at the back describes when the statue was moved from its original position in the market square.

Title

John Hampden (c.1595–1643)

Date

1911 or before

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 340 x W 170 x D 170 cm (E);
Plinth: H 510 x W 170 x D 170 cm (E)

Accession number

HP20_SB_S003

Acquisition method

gift from an anonymous Buckinghamshire family represented by James Griffin

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

22nd June 1911

Listing date

05/02/73

Access

at all times

Inscription description

front bronze plaque: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / CORONATION OF THEIR MAJESTIES / KING GEORGE V & QUEEN MARY / 22nd JUNE 1911 / THIS STATUE WAS PRESENTED / TO THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM / BY JAMES GRIFFIN / OF FOLLY FARM / LONG MARSDON / THE REPRESENTATIVE / OF AN OLD BUCKS FAMILY; rear bronze plaque: JOHN HAMPDEN / BORN 1594. DIED 1693 / MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR WENDOVER 1625-1629. / FOR BUCKS 1640-1643. / HE TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE OF AYLESBURY 1st NOVEMBER1642 AND WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED ON CHARLGROVE FEILD 8th JUNE 1643. HE DIED AT THE GREYHOUND INN AT THAME 24th JUNE, AND WAS LAID TO REST IN GREAT HAMPDEN CHURCH 25th JUNE 1643. / MR JOHN HAMPDEN WAS ONE THAT FRIENDS AND ENEMIES ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE MOST EMINENT FOR PRUDENCE, PIETY, AND PEACEABLE COUNSELS HAVING THE MOST UNIVERSAL PRAISE OF ANY GENTLEMAN THAT I REMEMBER OF THAT AGE.” / RICHARD BAXTER. 1615-1691; inscription on Hampden Jewel: “AGAINST MY KING I DO NOT FIGHT / BUT FOR MY KING AND KINGDOM’S RIGHT.”; inscription on front stone reads:THIS FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID / BY THE DONER MR JAMES GRIFFIN / ON THE CORONATION DAY OF / KING GEORGE & QUEEN MARY / JUNE 22nd 1911; inscription on back stone: THIS FINE STATUE WITH ITS / PEDESTAL AND STEPS WAS MOVED / TO THIS POSITION OF PROMINENCE / FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION / AT THE TOP OF THE MARKET SQUARE / FEBRUARY / APRIL 1988

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