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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester 1863 - Llanystumdwy, Wales 1945
British Liberal politician and statesman. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1916-22; Leader of the Liberal Party, 1926-31
(Wikipedia)

Glynn Williams
2007

Description

Bronze statue of Lloyd George wearing a suit with the jacket unbuttoned revealing a waistcoat that is buttoned. He is also sporting his trade mark bow tie. He is bare headed and he is hold a hat with the fingers of his right hand that is down by his side. Over his shoulders he has a cape that is billowing behind him as if caught by a gust of wind.

Inscription(s)

DAVID
LLOYD GEORGE

Signature

G.W. 2007

Annotation

Unveiled 25 October 2007 by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Stands on a plinth of slate from Penrhyn Quarry, North Wales.

London - David Lloyd George

Parliament Square

On Parliament Square, Westminster, are 10 statues of British and some foreign politicians.

Abraham Lincoln (1920)
George Canning (1832, here 1949)
Nelson Mandela (2007)
Sir Robert Peel (1877)
Benjamin Disraeli (1883)
Edward Smith-Stanley (1874)
Henry John Temple - Lord Palmerston (1876)
Jan Smuts (1956)
David Lloyd George (2007)
Sir Winston Churchill (1973)

Click here for a interactive map with the locations of the sculptures.

Sculptor

Glynn Williams (Shrewsbury 1939), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
Bob Speel, London sculpture.
Wikipedia, Parliament Square.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 70-71.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 31.

Locatie (N 51°30'2" - W 0°7'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo047; Photograph: 3 August 2014
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