Statue of the Duke of Devonshire in King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne.

The statue portrays the Duke in the robes of a Chancellor of Cambridge University. On his shoulder hangs the collar of the Order of the Garter, with a pendant of George V. He faces inland and holds a pince-nez in his right hand as was his habit when addressing a public assembly. The pedestal is decorated with the Devonshire arms, surrounded by the Garter.

From Wikipedia:

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman. He has the distinction of having held leading positions in three political parties: at different times he led Liberal Party, the Liberal Unionist Party and the Conservative Party in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. After 1886 he increasingly voted with the Conservatives. He declined to become prime minister on three occasions, because the circumstances were never right. Historian and politician Roy Jenkins said he was “too easy-going and too little of a party man”. He held some passions, but he rarely displayed them regarding the most controversial issues of the day.

Object description
Type: Statue
Location: King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne
Material: Bronze & granite
Artist: Edward Alfred Briscoe Drury (1856–1944) and Morris Singer Art Foundry Ltd (founded 1927)
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 30 June 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 38mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s
ISO: 200
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International