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Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley

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A new bust of Lord Matthew Ridley on the original plinth.
Title

Matthew White Ridley (1925–2012), 4th Viscount Ridley

Medium

bronze, sandstone & resin

Accession number

NE24_SD_S016

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Friends of Ridley Park; funded by the Ridley family charity

Work type

Bust

Owner

Blyth Town Council

Custodian

Blyth Town Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1909 & 2019

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

8am to 6pm, or later on some days

Inscription description

plinth: MATTHEW WHITE / 1ST VISCOUNT RIDLEY / PRESENTED TO / THE RIDLEY PARK / BY HIS SON 1909 / COMMEMORATING THE / CENTENARY YEAR OF / RIDLEY PARK / IN THE PRESENCE OF / THE HON M. W. RIDLEY / AND / MASTER MATTHEW RIDLEY / JULY 2004; plaque: THIS RESIN REPLACEMENT BUST BY TED TAYLOR / WAS COMMISSIONED BY FRIENDS OF RIDLEY PARK / FUNDED BY THE RIDLEY FAMILY CHARITY / AND UNVEILED BY / THE 5TH VISCOUNT MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY / 2019

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Located at

Ridley Park, Blyth

NE24 3DL