Erection date: 1907
Inscription
{On a stone plaque below the bust:}
Charles Dickens, novelist, born 1812, died 1870, lived for a time in Furnivals Inn, close to this spot and there wrote Pickwick in the year 1836. This bust was modelled & presented by Percy Fitzgerald.
Dickens lodged at Furnival's Inn while writing the first part of Pickwick Papers.
Site: Dickens bust - EC1 (1 memorial)
EC1, Holborn, 273, Holborn Bars (ex-Prudential Building)
The protective glass case sets a challenge to photographers. We've tried on three separate occasions and this is the best we can do.
Credit for this entry to: Jean Haynes of www.walks.com
