Erection date: 2/7/2015
{On the plaque attached to the front of the plinth:}
Here, in East London, Catherine Booth, together with her husband, William, commenced the work of the Salvation Army, July 1865.
This statue was unveiled by Commissioner Silvia Cox and Commissioner Nancy Roberts on 2nd July 2015, the 150th Anniversary of the Salvation Army.
{On a plaque attached to the side of the plinth:}
Donated by the women of the Salvation Army in the United States of America
{On the back of the base of the statue:}
Geo. Wade, Sculptor
Site: Catherine + William Booth statues - Mile End (2 memorials)
E1, Mile End Road
When we first visited in 2014 William's statue was looking very pale - showing its fibreglass material. In 2017 it had been re-bronzed and was looking good. Only in the base, where the bronze covering had been scraped, could you see the underlying whiteness. We gave Catherine's statue a rap with our knuckles and that also sounded non-metallic.
These are both copies of the statues erected in 1929 in Denmark Hill. From Victorian Web: "matching pair of monuments ... in front of the William Booth Memorial Training College, Champion Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5. Both figures are shown during prayer meetings in their Salvation Army uniforms. Catherine Booth wears the famous Salvation Army bonnet and holds a Bible to her heart while preaching earnestly."
