1 , ▁which ▁itself ▁replaced ▁the ▁But ter ▁Market . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁the ▁Old ▁Bridge ▁was ▁re built , ▁and ▁the ▁Custom s ▁House ▁pulled ▁down ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁bridge ▁improvements . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁when ▁work ▁started ▁on ▁the ▁Clark son ▁Memorial ▁the ▁location ▁was ▁chosen ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁central ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁Clark son ▁Memorial ▁cost ▁£ 2 , 0 3 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁primarily ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁don ation ▁from ▁the ▁Pe ck over ▁family , ▁local ▁Qu aker ▁phil anth rop ists . ▁The ▁short fall ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁public ▁subscri ptions . ▁Work ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁ ▁by ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Brand , ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁MP ▁for ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁an ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁one ▁by ▁Sir ▁George ▁Gilbert ▁Scott ▁RA , ▁who ▁first ▁put ▁forward ▁his ▁design ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁Rev ▁John ▁Scott , ▁vic ar ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ' s , ▁Wis be ch , ▁ 1 8 6 7 - 8 6 . ▁The ▁monument ▁falls ▁into ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁monuments ▁for ▁which ▁Scott ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ; ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁line ▁included ▁the ▁Mart y rs ' ▁Memorial ▁( 1