Sherborne Abbey, Abbey close Monument to G.D.W Digby 1885
George Digby, of Sherborne castle, paid for the majority of the 1850's renovation of Sherborne Abbey but he also contributed hugely to the area. The monument was designed by partners Richard Herbert Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow and includes this inscription "To Memory of George Digby Wingfield Digby of Sherborne Castle who upon succeeding to a noble inheritance made it his first care to complete the rest of the Abbey Church and after a life of generous beneficence died full of years beloved by all classes of the Community. This monument is erected by Public Subscription MDCCCLXXXIV"
It should be noted that James Forsyth was responsible for the stone work on this memorial and not the statues
02.07.1885
The Western Times reports “Yesterday at Sherborne Sir Richard Glynn, at a public ceremony, unveiled the Digby memorial statue, which at a cost of £1,400, raised by public subscriptions, has been raised to honour the memory of the late George Digby Esq, whose death occurred two years since “
It should be noted that James Forsyth was responsible for the stone work on this memorial and not the statues
02.07.1885
The Western Times reports “Yesterday at Sherborne Sir Richard Glynn, at a public ceremony, unveiled the Digby memorial statue, which at a cost of £1,400, raised by public subscriptions, has been raised to honour the memory of the late George Digby Esq, whose death occurred two years since “
