Heritage groups say that removing the memorial to Tobias Rustat from Jesus College will harm the chapelA plan by Jesus College, Cambridge, to remove its memorial to a philanthropist linked to the slave trade is under threat after criticism from Historic England. The heritage body said removing the sculpture of Tobias Rustat from the grade I listed chapel would result in “a high degree of harm to the monument’s significance” and “a notable degree of harm” to the history of the building. SponsoredMemos released under the Freedom of Information Act show that the college expected to pay £55,000 to seek permission from the Church of England and a further £30,000 for the removal of the memorial. Rustat has been celebrated by the college since 1671, when he donated £2,000, equivalent to £450,000 today, to fund scholarships for orphaned children of

Source: The Times June 01, 2021 00:36 UTC