Erection date: 22/10/1947
George V
1910 - 1936
Unveiled by George VI and we thank Jamie Davis for finding to the British Pathe news film of the unveiling.  Everyone who was anyone was there.
The national monument to George V was formed of two parts: this statue and 471 playing fields across the UK. See for more details.
SW1, St Margaret Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George V statue
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Â Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George V statue
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George ...
Born Glasgow. Reid was his mother's maiden name. Â Other work in London: 1936 ...
Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled 'Sir Gilbert Scott'...
The sculptor has a page about this statue and its creation with some interesting photos.
This was the first statue of a black woman to be on permanent display anywhere in England. 3m high, based on a poem, written in about 196...
We found the following at Discovering Dickens "An 18th-century account of it, from Harrison’s New and Universal History, Description and...
Bronze statue unveiled on 19 December 1914. Sculpted by Goulden to Ramsay's design.
The plaque with this text utilizes an unusually interesting script, reminiscent of that on ancient manuscripts.
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