Statue: Robert Raikes statue
Erection date: 1880
Inscription
{On the front of the plinth:}
Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, 1780.
This statue was erected under the direction of The Sunday School Union by contributions from teachers and scholars of Sunday schools in Great Britain. July 1880.
{Inscribed below Raikes's right foot:}
Thos. Brock Sculpt.
London 1880
There is a copy of this statue in Gloucester and another in Toronto.
Site: Robert Raikes statue (1 memorial)
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
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