Publications
Arundel Castle as a 'Palladium of English Liberty', by Oliver Cox, published 2013 in The Georgian Group Journal (vol. XXI, article, pp.123-136) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library
Abstract:This article focuses on the eleventh Duke of Norfolk's restorations and alterations made to Arundel Castle in the late 18th century, particularly the Coade stone tableau, commissioned in 1797, depicting King Alfred's supposed visit to the castle and his institution of trial by jury there. The sculpted tableau was by J C F Rossi. Barely half a century later the tableau was removed to allow more windows, as Victorian tastes changed. The article looks at the late 18th century revival of interest in King Alfred, of 'Saxon' Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic, which later generations characterised as 'lacking in taste'.