Statue of George Carteret, Bronze statue in Saint Peter, Jersey
The Statue of George Carteret is a sculpture by Laury Dizengremel standing in Saint Peter's Square, Saint Peter, Jersey. It depicts Carteret, a Jersey-born figure linked to the founding of New Jersey, and was erected in 2014 for the 350th anniversary of that founding. The project was initiated by John Refault, then Constable of Saint Peter, who raised over £36,000 in public funds.
The monument was unveiled in 2014 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of New Jersey's founding by Sir George Carteret. The occasion recognized how this islander played a role in shaping settlements across the Atlantic centuries ago.
The statue represents a connection between this Channel Island and early American colonial settlement through the man it depicts. Visitors walking through the square encounter a reminder of how this local figure once influenced territories across the Atlantic.
The statue sits centrally within Saint Peter's village core and can be reached easily from the main road running through the settlement. You can view it at any time of day and have clear space around it for observation and photographs.
In June 2020 the statue was daubed with white paint, and in August 2020 vandals threw red paint and chains over it, tied to Carteret's role in the Royal African Company. Sculptor Laury Dizengremel said she wished she had never made the work and backed moving it to a museum with an interpretation giving the full picture of the man.
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