Statue

Catherine Booth statue - Denmark Hill

Erection date: 8/7/1929

Inscription

{Base of statue:} Geo. Wade. Sculptor

{Front of plinth:} Mrs. Catherine Booth the army mother.
Born January 17th 1829
Promoted to glory October 4th 1890.

The statue was dedicated on the centenary of Catherine Booth's birth, and again on the centenary of her husband's birth, the following April, when everyone was here anyway for his statue. The future Duke of Kent unveiled this statue when he was here to open the building.

Site: William Booth College (4 memorials)

SE5, Champion Park, William Booth Memorial Training College

As consultant architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the elevations and the interior of the hall and specified the materials but the rest was by Gordon and Viner. It opened in 1929 to train members of the Salvation Army and also holds the Army's library, archives and International Heritage Centre. This building fulfilled William Booth's vision of a "University of Humanity".

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Salvation Army

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George Edward Wade

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William Booth College - 1

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William Booth College - 2

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William Booth statue - Denmark Hill

William Booth statue - Denmark Hill

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