Erection date: 10/11/1937
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Field Marshal, Earl Haig, Command-in-Chief of the British armies in France, 1915 - 1918.
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Erected by Parliament
The stance of the horse has been criticised since the position of the hind legs suggest urination. Probably not what was intended. We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling.
SW1, Whitehall
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Earl Haig
1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Earl Haig
Soldier and member of the Royal Family. Born at Sandringham, third son of Ge...
Sculptor. Born 17 Orde Hall Street. The statue of Lord Haig is his best know...
Facebook page shows the unveiling. Langdon Park School, the buildings just to the south of the statue, is built on the site of Baldock's...
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The English text is preceded with a piece of text in a script we don't recognise and certainly can't type.
Eight times Mayor of London, 1274 - 1281 and 1285.
Astronomer. born Haggerston, London. Correctly predicted the return of a comet in 1758 but died before the date. Invented the diving bell. Died Greenwich.
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