Gladstone Memorial
Liberal Party statesman and prime minister four times, Gladstone (1809-1898) was cited by Churchill as Britain’s greatest prime minister.
The Gladstone Memorial is one of the more significant memorials in London.
Take the Albert Memorial for example, at 176 feet tall, and Victoria Memorial that weighs 2,300 tonnes and is 104ft wide. Then you have the mighty single figure of Achilles on the Wellington Monument produced from melted-down captured enemy cannon. After these you have the two great pillars to Nelson in Trafalgar Square and the Duke of York in Waterloo Place. The next size down is the Gladstone memorial.
The sculptor of the Gladstone Memorial was Hamo Thornycroft, who's works include the gargantuan King Alfred in Winchester, Cromwell outside the Houses of Parliament and General Gordon on the Embankment.
The four allegorical figures around the base of the monument are something special. They represent Brotherhood, Education, Inspiration and Courage.
Coordinates: 51°30'46.76"N 0°06'52.37"W
