Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
City Of Westminster
Town
St James's
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Maker
T H Wyatt (Architect)
G Fiorini Foundry (Founder / Foundry)
Mr A. G. Walker (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25th February 1915
    Attended by: "Unveiled without any ceremony"
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66716

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Current location

In front of the Guard's Crimea Memorial facing towards Pall Mall.
Waterloo Place
St James's
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1Y 5ER
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29733 80280
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sculpture of Florence Nightingale carrying a lamp surmounting a plinth with inset plaques depicting scenes of her life and work.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE O.M. 9 o'clock face: BORN MAY 12. 1820 3 o'clock face: DIED AUG 13. 1910. 9 o'clock face statue's base: A G WALKER 12 o'clock statue's base: G. FIORINI FOUNDERS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Nightingale, Florence
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Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, date of birth, date of death.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 2750mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 3250mm
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height 430mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • STATUE OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster, Vol 1. p.402
  • The Graphic - Saturday 06 March 1915 MEMORIALS OF MUSCOVY IN WATERLOO PLACE
  • Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 25 February 1915 The Nurse and the Red Rose Without any ceremony, and almost unobserved, the Florence Nightingale statue in Pall Mall was unveiled this morning. Three workmen climbed ladders, and pulled off the canvas cover. That was all, but the statue has been much admired during the day. Two of the four bronze panels on the granite base show her in the hospital at Scutari—one shows her among a group nurses, and the other bears her name and the dates of her birth and death. A motor car drew up, and a nurse stepped out. She placed on the granite step a spray of lilac with a single red rose in the centre.

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