Statue of Marshal Keith, Peterhead
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 The statue in 2015 | |
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| 57°30′17.6″N 1°46′39.1″W / 57.504889°N 1.777528°W | |
| Location | Broad Street Peterhead Scotland |
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| Type | Statue |
| Material | Zinc |
| Opening date | 1868 |
| Dedicated to | James Francis Edward Keith |
The Statue of Marshal Keith is a Category B listed monument on Broad Street in Peterhead, Scotland, dedicated to James Keith, a Scottish soldier and Generalfeldmarschall of the Royal Prussian Army. The statue, which stands in front of the Peterhead Town House and faces east (Keith's head is turned to the northeast), was presented by William I, German Emperor.[1] It is a zinc[2] replica of one made of marble that originally stood in Wilhelmplatz, Berlin,[3] but is now in that city's Bode Museum.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fraser's Magazine, Volume 78 (James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, J. Fraser, 1868) – Google Books
- ^ "Rallying call to restore statue of Field Marshal James Keith" – Buchan Observer, 29 April, 2014
- ^ STATUE OF FIELD MARSHALL KEITH LB39675 – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ "From Prussia with love: the Scot who ruled Berlin" – Reuters, 29 October 2007