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Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)

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A statue of seated Sir Thomas Browne contemplating.
Title

Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)

Date

1901–1905

Medium

bronze

Accession number

NR2_RHT_S145

Acquisition method

commissioned by public subscription, under aegis of Sir Peter Eade

Work type

Statue

Owner

Norwich City Council 

Custodian

Norwich City Council 

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

19th October 1905

Listing date

05/06/72

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

signatures on the bronze (to south): A.B. Burton Founder Thames Ditton; signatures on the bronze (to south): A.B. Burton Founder Thames Ditton; on the pedestal (to the north): Henry Pegram Sc 1905 

Inscription description

inscription: BORN 19 OCTOBER 1605 / DIED 19 OCTOBER 1689 / Many years resident / near this spot and / Buried in the Church / of St Peter Mancroft / Erected 19 October 1905 

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Located at

Hay Market, Norwich

NR2 1QD

Located at the top of Hay Hill.