Statue

Clive of India - statue

Erection date: 1916

Inscription

{On the front of the plinth:}
Clive
1725 1774
{On the 3 other faces there are 3 bronze reliefs showing triumphs from Clive's life. Clockwise:}
Clive receives the Grant of Bengal, Behar and Orissa at Alllahabad, August 1765
Clive in the Mango Tope on the eve of Plassey, June 22 1757
Clive at the Siege of Arcot, September to November 1751

John Tweed was the sculptor of the statue.

Site: Lord Clive and Bali bombings (2 memorials)

SW1, Clive Steps

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue

Subjects commemorated i

Robert, Lord Clive, Clive of India

Soldier and administrator. Born Shropshire. With the East India Company he ef...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue

Created by i

John Tweed

Sculptor. Born Glasgow. Good friend and associate of Rodin. Also by Tweed is ...

Read More

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue

Also at this site i

Bali bombings

Bali bombings

Three of the non-British victims are given as "unknown" at "u" in the alphabe...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Edward VII statue on Caxton Hall

Edward VII statue on Caxton Hall

SW1, Caxton Street, 10, Caxton Hall

The foundation stone is low down at the right hand side of the building. Above each of the two statues is a bust, both of the Greek god v...

1 subject commemorated
Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte

WC1, Queen Square

This square, the site of an ancient reservoir, was set out in 1716 on land owned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon and originally known as Devonshi...

3 subjects commemorated
6 Burlington Gardens - Harvey

6 Burlington Gardens - Harvey

W1, Burlington Gardens, 6

There are 22 statues on the façade of this building. Each is labelled with his (always 'his') surname. There are 12 at the top up against...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Bradley Stone

Bradley Stone

E16, Caxton Street North, Peacock Gymnasium

Sculpted by Ann Downey.

1 subject commemorated
Michael Bond steel statue

Michael Bond steel statue

W2, St Mary's Terrrace

At the southern end of St Mary’s Terrace, beside the bike track, these statues are extremely difficult to photograph, Turing in particula...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

Previously viewed

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister 1916–1922.  Born in Manchester to Welsh parents who returned to Wales that same year, where he was brought up.  From 1923 until at least 1936 he supported Nazi Germany, admiring Hitl...

Person, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Roger Blake

Roger Blake

Hackney Council provided this information in 2015: The high level walkway between Hackney Central and Hackney Downs stations was dedicated to Hackney Council’s former Principal Transport Planner, R...

Person, Transport

1 memorial