The Leicester Monument Stock Photography

After his death, Coke was commemorated by the Leicester Monument, designed by William Donthorne and erected in 1845–1848[27] at a cost to the tenants of the estate of £4,000. The monument consists of a Corinthian column 120 feet 37 m high, surmounted by a drum supporting a wheatsheaf and a plinth decorated with bas-reliefs carved by John Henning Jr. The corners of the plinth support sculptures of an ox, sheep, plough and seed-drill. Coke`s work to increase farm yields had resulted in the rental income of the estate rising between 1776 and 1816 from £2,200 to £20,000, and had considerable influence on agricultural methods in Britain.