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 ...
Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled 'Sir Gilbert Scott'...
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A nearby pub sign says "the building next door, Mary Queen of Scots House was built in 1905. The statue of Mary Stuart a romantic idea of...
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...
From the back you can see that the screen is made up of (sculptural) bundles of papers, the Schutzpasses. Unveiled by the Queen. Amongst...
The Picture source has a good description of this event. More at IanVisits and Diamond Geezer.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
Baptist minister. Born Hand Court, Holborn. Closely associated with Samuel Stennett's Little Wild Street chapel. With their help he established a chapel in Battersea in June 1797 where he was pasto...
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