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Description

Bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at the time of her husband's death in 1952. It stands on a stone pedestal with her coat-of-arms in relief. At the sides of the monuments are two reliefs showing scenes of the Queen Mother's life.

The left hand frieze illustrates the part played by the King and Queen during the Blitz on London.

The right hand frieze depicts the Queen Mother's later life and her interests.

Part of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, completed in its present form in 2009. The memorial incorporates an earlier statue of George VI by William McMillan, unveiled by his daughter Queen Elizabeth II in 1955. The reconfigured memorial, which includes a statue of the Queen Mother by Philip Jackson, relief sculpture by Paul Day and an architectural setting by Donald Buttress and Donald Insall, was unveiled by Elizabeth II in 2009.

Inscription(s)

Signature

Sculptors

• Paul Day (1967), British sculptor (Wikipedia   Website).
  
• Philip Henry Christopher Jackson CVO (Inverness 1944), Scottish sculptor (Wikipedia – Website).

Sources & Information

• Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 108.
• Wikipedia, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial.
• London Remembers, Memorials.

Tags

• Town: London
• County: London
• Subdivision: Greater London
• Country: Great Britain
• Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth
• Day, Paul
• Elizabeth, Queen (1900-2002)
• Jackson, Philip
• Statue (woman)

Locatie (N 51°30'18" - W 0°8'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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