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Grey’s Monument

Statue · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Depicts Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Grey’s Monument© Benjamin SmithCC BY-SA 4.0

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  • Photo of the memorial: Plaque
    Plaque. Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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Inscription

THIS COLUMN WAS ERECTED IN 1838 TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES RENDERED TO HIS COUNTRY BY CHARLES EARL GREY K.G. WHO DURING AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAREER OF NEARLY HALF A CENTURY WAS THE CONSTANT ADVOCATE OF PEACE AND THE FEARLESS AND CONSISTENT CHAMPION OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY [...] BY WHOSE ADVICE AND UNDER WHOSE GUIDANCE THE GREAT MEASURE OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM WAS AFTER AN ARDUOUS AND PROTRACTED STRUGGLE SAFELY AND TRIUMPHANTLY ACHIEVED IN THE YEAR 1832.

The name (1)

The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Charles Grey Earl Grey K.G.

    CHARLES EARL GREY K.G.

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    Grey’s Monument (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "CHARLES EARL GREY K.G."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2292/ : accessed 7 November 2026).

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About this memorial

Erected
1838
Made by
Edward Hodges Baily

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