Grey's Monument

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column monument statue

Grey's Monument is a prominent 19th-century column and statue in Newcastle upon Tyne commemorating British Prime Minister Charles Grey, associated with the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Grey's Monument canonical	3
Grey’s Monument	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	column ⓘ monument ⓘ statue ⓘ
architect	Benjamin Green ⓘ John Green ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category	Columns and towers in the United Kingdom ⓘ Grade I listed buildings in Tyne and Wear ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in England ⓘ
commemorates	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ⓘ surface form: British Prime Minister Charles Grey Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	Reform Act 1832 ⓘ surface form: Great Reform Act of 1832
constructionStartDate	1837 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ⓘ
dedication	Reform Act 1832 ⓘ surface form: Great Reform Act of 1832
function	landmark ⓘ memorial ⓘ
hasPart	Corinthian column ⓘ statue of Charles Grey ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ
height	approximately 135 feet ⓘ approximately 40 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	England ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1838 ⓘ
locatedAt	top of Grey Street ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
namedAfter	Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ⓘ
near	Monument Metro station ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
sculptor	Edward Hodges Baily ⓘ
significantEvent	damage to statue’s head by lightning in 1941 ⓘ restoration of statue after lightning damage ⓘ
subjectOf	civic celebrations ⓘ political demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ
yearCompleted	1838 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Newcastle upon Tyne → hasLandmark → Grey's Monument ⓘ

Monument Metro station → namedAfter → Grey's Monument ⓘ

Grey Street → formsJunctionWith → Grey's Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grey’s Monument

Grainger Town → hasBuilding → Grey's Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grey’s Monument

Newcastle city centre → contains → Grey's Monument ⓘ