Statue

George Canning statue

Erection date: 2/5/1832

Inscription

{On the front of the plinth:}
George Canning

Bronze.

Site: George Canning statue (1 memorial)

SW1, Parliament Square, Canning Green

The statue was first erected in Palace Yard in 1832 and moved to this site in 1867, the first statue in Parliament Square.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Canning statue

Subjects commemorated i

George Canning

Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Maryle...

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George Canning statue

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Sir Richard Westmacott

Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhib...

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