Statue

Sir Thomas More statue - WC2

Erection date: 1886

Inscription

{Below the statue, on an ornate plaque with shields to each side, one topped with a blackamoor's head:}
Sir Thomas More Kt., some time Lord High Chancellor of England, martyred July 6th 1535, the faithful servant both of God and the King.

Sculpted in 1886.

Site: Sir Thomas More statue - WC2 (1 memorial)

WC2, Carey Street

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Sir Thomas More statue - WC2

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Sir Thomas More

Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned...

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Sir Thomas More statue - WC2

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Robert Smith

Active in 1886.

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