Erection date: 22/11/1995
Inscription
{On the front of the unusual triangular plinth:}
Henry Purcell, 1659-1695
{On a plaque in the ground in front:}
City of Westminster
The flowering of the English baroque, a memorial to Henry Purcell by the sculptor Glynn Williams, unveiled by HRH the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowden, on the tercentenary of the death of the composer, 22 November 1995.
The form of the statue is similar to that of the 'Green Man' carvings in churches.
Site: Henry Purcell statue (1 memorial)
SW1, Broadway
Purcell lived in this area all his life, close to his work at Westminster Abbey.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
