Erection date: 1932
{Inscribed on stone plinth:}
Shackleton
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a niche although it was intended to be on a plinth.
SW7, Kensington Gore, Royal Geographic Society
Ornamental Passions's post had good photos of the statues. Apparently cabbies call this "hot and cold corner" (think about it). The room behind is the lecture hall.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
Sculptor. Born Yorkshire. Started as an apprentice metal engraver for Mappi...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
From Westminster's Conservation Audit: This Listed grade II monument was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is in a high Victorian ...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
See that book on the floor behind Cuneo? It hides a wee mouse, like those often found in Cuneo's paintings. July 2014 Kent Online info...
{On a nearby bench:} Plaque 1:The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community celebrate Sustrans winning a nationwide vo...
The monument, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by George Gilbert Scott, was built 1864-72, and the statue of Albert was instal...
