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This is a statue of the Earl Of Dudley - on a roundabout near Castle Hill in Dudley.

It is Grade II listed.

Stands in the centre of the road at its junction with Castle Street. 1888. Conventional marble statue by C B Birch. On a tall circular granite pedestal with stone base.

Statue of the Earl of Dudley


The Earl of Dudley it is in memory of is William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 – 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor.

In 1860 the earldom held by his kinsman was revived when he was created Viscount Ednam, of Ednam in the County of Roxburgh, and Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford.

In 1867 The Earl of Dudley donated a fountain to the town. A statue of the Earl was erected in Dudley in 1888.

This is the second creation of the Earl of Dudley
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Author Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Camera location52° 30′ 44.46″ N, 2° 04′ 49.04″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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