Statue of Jonas Webb, Babraham

History of Jonas Webb Babraham

A bronze statue of a man in a Victorian frock coat stands on a granite plinth in front of a knapped flint garden wall.

Jonas Webb, Babraham

Listed building:

Statue. Late C19. By Marochetti. Bronze on plain granite pedestal. Inscribed ‘Jonas Webb of Babraham, Born Nov 10 1796, Died Nov 10 1862. By Farmers and Friends in many lands’. Jonas Webb was noted for breeding Babraham Southdown sheep which achieved an international reputation. He lived at Church Farmhouse, Babraham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Webb

Building dates

Built 1860–1899

Source for this date

Built 1860–1899: Listed building: Late C19

Projects

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