Friday 3 June 2016

*BABBACOMBE, DEVON* - Georgina, Baroness Mount-Temple (1822-1901)

Inscription:- name only.
Sculptor:- made from Bronze, with granite and limestone birdbath.
Unveiled:- 1903.
Notes:- after her husband died in 1894, the Baroness moved permanently to their holiday home in Babbacombe and invested much of her time to animal welfare. She was a great humanitarian who campaigned for most of her life and even now, people regularly place fresh flowers in her hand on the statue; Grade II listed in 1994.
Overall:- 6/10

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