Statues - Hither & Thither

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Margate
Kent
South East England

Canterbury Road ☐
(Royal Sea Bathing Hospital)

Erasmus Wilson

London 1809 - Westgate-on-Sea 1884
English surgeon and dermatologist
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Brock
1885

Description

Bronze statue of Wilson wearing a robe and holding a book in his hands.

Inscription(s)

Erasmvs Wilson
1809-1884

Signature

t. brock, a.r.a. Sculp.^r | london 1885

Annotation

The statue is in the forecourt of the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, now private appartments. The hospital had a new wing completed in 1882 wich was funded by Wilson (£30,000). The statue is facing to the wing funded by Wilson.

Margate - Erasmus Wilson

Sculptor

Sir Thomas Brock KCB RA (1847-1922), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 51°23'6" - E 1°22'1") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse101; Photograph: 14 August 2015
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