Erection date: 22/10/1947
George V
1910 - 1936
Unveiled by George VI and we thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling. Everyone who was anyone was there.
The national monument to George V was formed of two parts: this statue and 471 playing fields across the UK. See FIT for more details.
SW1, St Margaret Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George V statue
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George V statue
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George ...
Born Glasgow. Reid was his mother's maiden name. Other work in London: 1936 ...
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Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, since in photographs it seems about the same size as anyone s...
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