{On front of plinth:}
William Edward Forster, born July 11 1818, died April 5 1886.
To his wisdom and courage England owes the establishment throughout the land of a national system of elementary education.
{Around base of statue, anti-clockwise, starting at the front:}
William Edward Forster, for twenty-five years, Member of Parliament, for Bradford 1861- 1886.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Forster
Born Dorset. Member of Parliament for Bradford, 1861- 1886, where there is an...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
William Forster
Bob Speel tells us that this sculptor's works are rare, in London at least, b...
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, writes: The full sentence, from Acts 20:35, is BEATIUS EST MAGIS DARE QUAM ACCIPERE - “It is more b...
English Heritage Henry Pelham, c 1695 - 1754, Prime Minister, lived here.
The brown plaque is inside the hotel lobby. Don’t be put off by the doorman – he watched our bike for us while we popped in for the photo.
2 October 2014: The plaque was restored but we have kept our picture so you can see what it used to look like.
The passageway between the pub and the modern building houses the SWET plaque and the Olivier relief. The other 3 reliefs are at the far ...
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