{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...
English Heritage Ann Oldfield, 1683 - 1730, actress, first occupant of this house, 1725 - 1730.
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the right of the main entrance, above the woman's head. The plaque is laid into a small aperture ...
The Henriette Raphael Nurses' Home, erected by Henry Lewis Raphael in memory of his wife, opened 1902.
See Anne Boleyn's plaque for when/how this plaque was displayed.
The river Westbourne used to run though Hyde Park following the course of what is now the Long Water and the Serpentine and left the Park...
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