This is a statue that i have always taken for granted without having a good look at it. The Black Prince. Sir Thomas Brock 1902. City Square, Leeds. Thomas Brock was given the commission by Colonel Walter Harding in December 1896.The statue was cast in Brussels by the Compagnie des Bronzes and shipped by boat to Hull, then by canal barge to Leeds. It was unveiled in Leeds City Square on 16 September 1903. Edward Prince of Wales (1330-76) is shown in chain mail armour with helmet and sword. Brock based his design on the Black Princes effigy and accoutrements in Canterbury Cathedral.The top of the pedestal is decorated with shields showing the Royal Arms and the three ostrich figures of the Prince of Wales. At the four corners of the pedestal are leopards heads. The plaque reads Edward Prince of Wales Surnamed The Black Prince The Hero of Crecy and Poitiers The Flower of Englands Chivalry the Upholder of the Rights of the People in the Good Parliament 1330 —— 1376 The two bronze plaques show a land battle and a naval battle. The land battle could be Crecy, when the Prince “won his spurs” at the age of 16 or Poitiers, when he captured the King of France. The naval scene is often referred to as the battle of Sluys; but as the Prince was only 10 years old at the time, it is more likely to be the sea-fight off Winchelsea known as the battle of LEspagnols-sur-Mer (1350). Photographs by Robert Freidus. Research and commentary by John Sankey.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:09:44 +0000
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