Erection date: 31/10/1988
{On the front of the plinth:]
A champion of English freedom
John Wilkes
1727 - 1797
Member of Parliament
Lord Mayor
{On the back of the plinth:}
This memorial statue was erected by admirers and unveiled in October 1988 by Dr James Cope.
{Inscribed on the base of the statue:}
James Butler RA
The Wilkes squint has been faithfully reproduced in the statue.
EC4, Fetter Lane
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Wilkes
A champion of English freedom, establishing the campaigning newspaper "The No...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Wilkes
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