2-889-266 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Handley Testimonial at Sleaford - Elevation, 1850. Monumental cross '...to the memory of the late [British politician] Henry Handley Esq...The figure of Mr. Handley will be executed in Caen stone, by Mr. Thomas, of London...the architect is Mr. Boyle...'. The monument '...occupies a central position, at an elevation of seventeen feet from the ground, standing on a pedestal under groined arches which support the superstructure. Up to the cornice above the figure of Mr. Handley, it is rectangular in form, with a buttress at each angle; the next course is octagonal, with canopied niches on each face, ornamented with richly-carved crockets...His name, the name of Henry Handley, will be held in veneration, in affection, by the people of this town and county, so long as honour, virtue, talents, charity, and benevolence are held in respect among Englishmen!'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.