Commemorative Medal for Sir Charles Cockerell (1755-1837), Election as MP for Evesham Validated, bronze medal, 1819, by J. P. Suffield, the Bell Tower, Evesham, seen through the Cloister Arch, rev. legend in 17 lines, 54mm. (BHM979; Eimer 1111)
Sir Charles Cockerell made his money with the East India Company. He was elected MP for Evesham (1819-1837) having previously held four different seats, Tregony (1802-1806), Lostwithiel (1807), Bletchingley (1809-1812) and Seaford (1816-1818). The view on the medal is composite, the Tower cannot be seen through the Arch.
