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    Memorial

    Florence Nightingale

    Memorial to Florence Nightingale, Pall Mall, London

    Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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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 Reference

    TQ 29733 80280

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    Type of Memorial
    Sculptured / Cast figure
    WMR Reference Number
    66716
    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.
    War
    Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Served
    1
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, date of birth, date of death.
    Maker(s)
    • T H Wyatt, Architect

    • G Fiorini Foundry, Founder / Foundry

    • Mr A. G. Walker, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    25th February 1915

    "Unveiled without any ceremony"

    Components

    Sculpture

    Height: 2750mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    Plinth

    Height: 3250mm


    Made from: Granite - Red


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    Plaques

    Height: 430mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    • Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster, Vol 1. p.402
    • 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.
    • The Graphic - Saturday 06 March 1915 MEMORIALS OF MUSCOVY IN WATERLOO PLACE