Erection date: 1877
{On the front, and repeated on the back, of the plinth:}
Peel, 1788 - 1850
{On the left base of the statue:}
M. Noble, Sc. London 1878
{On the right base of the statue:}
Cox & Sons, Art Founders
The Victorian Web's entry on this statue focuses on the tightness of Peel's trousers.
SW1, Parliament Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Robert Peel statue
MP and Prime Minister in the 1830s and 40s. Reorganised the London police for...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Robert Peel statue
Sculptor. Born Yorkshire. If the National Portrait Gallery collection is anyt...
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From Westminster's Conservation Audit: This Listed grade II monument was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is in a high Victorian ...
We thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling, where we note that the statue is veiled by a ...
The sculptor's name is inscribed on the stone below the feet.
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
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