Title:

King

First Name:

Charles

Last Name:

Stuart

Memorial Type:

Monument - Statue

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

17th century

Inscription:

On stone plinth:
Sumus CAROLUS SECUNDUS
& Totius Ecclesiae Angliae
Restaurator

Google translation:
We are CHARLES THE SECOND
& the whole Church of England
restorer

Engraved on brass plaque:

CHARLES II

AFTER THE RAVAGES OF CIVIL WAR
CHARLES II GAVE MONEY AND TIMBER TOWARDS
THE REPAIR OF THIS CATHEDRAL.

HIS STATUE WAS PLACED IN THE PRINCIPAL
POSITION ON THE WEST FRONT WHERE IT REMAINED
UNTIL THE 19TH CENTURY RESTORATION

Allegiance:

Royalist

Condition:

Average

Condition Description:

Weathered commensurate with exterior location

Memorial Notes:

King Charles II heavily involved in the restoration of the cathedral after the damage inflicted during the Civil War sieges.