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Statue

Mick Jagger statue

Erection date: 9/8/2023

Inscription

{Plaque in front of the statues:}
"The Glimmer Twins"
A work by Amy Goodman commissioned by Dartford Borough Council
and unveiled by Councillor Jeremy Kite MBE Leader of the Council.
2023

Site: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - statues (2 memorials)

DA1, Lowfield Street, 1 - 3, One Bell Corner

Jagger is on the left and Richards on the right. The statue is entitled The Glimmer Twins, a nick-name/pseudonym Jagger and Richards adopted in 1968/9.

These statues have not been universally acclaimed - see the for example. They have also been unfavourably compared to some of the effigies at Madame Tussaud's, in the degree of resemblance they bear to the originals.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mick Jagger statue

Subjects commemorated i

Sir Mick Jagger

Musician and occasional actor. Born Michael Philip Jagger in Dartford. Lead s...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mick Jagger statue

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Dartford Borough Council

Formed by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Dartford, Swanscombe Urban D...

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Jeremy Kite

Councillor on Dartford Borough Council and Leader in 2023.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Mick Jagger statue

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Keith Richards statue

Keith Richards statue

See the Jagger statue for details.

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