Erection date: 14/11/1899
Inscription
{On the front of the plinth:}
Oliver Cromwell, 1599 - 1658
Controversy over who, if anyone, should fund this statue was overcome by the PM, Lord Rosebery, making a gift of it.
Apparently Cromwell's spurs are upside down. If this is true does it mean something, or is it just a mistake? In the 80's a handkerchief dangling from a rear jeans pocket was supposed to signify gayness. Just a thought.
Site: Cromwell statue (1 memorial)
SW1, Parliament Square
On September 3rd, the day he died, people will gather at this statue to commemorate him, organised by the . The alternative view is given by the regular mutterings that this statue to a tyrant is a disgrace and should be removed. Â records the opposition this statue had in 1895 when debated in Parliament.
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