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William Edward Forster

Bradpole, Dorset 1818 - 1886
English industrialist, philanthropist and Liberal Party statesman
(Wikipedia)

Henry Richard Hope-Pinker
1889

Description

Bronze statue of Forster, standing, with book in left hand, and right hand open behind him.

Inscription(s)

On the side of the baseplate:
member of parliament | for twenty years | for bradford 1861 1886

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

Annotation

Unveiled 1 August 1890. Erected outside the (now demolished) London School Board offices, appropriately enough as Forster was responsible for the act of Parliament which provided compulsory state education for all children

Sculptor

Henry Richard Hope-Pinker (Peckham, Surrey, 1850 - 1927), British sculptor (Mapping of Sculpture – M.H. Spielmann, British sculpture and sculptors of today, 1901).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
Bob Speel, London sculpture.
George L. Gomme, Return of outdoor memorials in London (London: City Council, 1910) (through Internet Archive).
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 202-203.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 118.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 57.

Locatie (N 51°30'40" - W 0°6'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo069; Photograph: 4 August 2014
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