Erection date: 1876
{Carved on the large stone pedestal is a laurel branch, and, still just legible:}
John Stuart Mill
{On the base of the statue:}
T. Woolner. Sc. 1876
Unveiled by Fawcett, an admirer.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Stuart Mill statue
Philosopher, economist, advocate of women's rights. Born 13 Rodney Street, Pe...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Stuart Mill statue
Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a ...
Sculptor and poet. Born Hadleigh Suffolk. Early member of the Pre-Raphaelite ...
Noting the stance and the toga, Osbert Sitwell described this statue as "boredom rising from the bath." Peter Duby tells us that the stat...
There are 22 statues on the façade of this building. Each is labelled with his (always 'his') surname. There are 12 at the top up against...
The monument, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by George Gilbert Scott, was built 1864-72, and the statue of Albert was instal...
Criticised at the time as the "worst piece of sculpture in England".
Seated at his feet is his dog Hector, who has an ear missing as a result of a boy having to be cut free when he got stuck whilst climbing...
