Public art & sculpture · London
Memorial to Walter Besant
Memorial to Walter Besant in England London, United Kingdom.
Andrew Abbott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Memorial to Walter Besant is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1902. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Memorial to Walter Besant is a bronze bas-relief on the Victoria Embankment in London. It is considered peculiar for the presence of eye-glasses on the sculpture, considered the earliest example of it in London. The memorial is dedicated to Walter Besant, a novelist and historian of London. A campaigner for authors' rights, he is among the founders of the Society of Authors, who placed the memorial on the Embankment in 1904. Besant also played a role in the creation of the People's Palace in Mile End. The memorial is the work of George Frampton.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5096, -0.1185
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2R 0ET
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1902
Sources
- wikidata: Q27096149 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Walter Besant Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Memorial to Walter Besant?
- Memorial to Walter Besant is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2R 0ET), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Memorial to Walter Besant built?
- Built or established in 1902.
- Is Memorial to Walter Besant free to visit?
- Yes, Memorial to Walter Besant is free to enter.
- How do I get to Memorial to Walter Besant?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2R 0ET. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.