{Inside the bronze wreath on the back of the edifice:}
1827 - 1912
{The other 3 sides (left, front, right) bear the following words:}
Science, Lister, Surgery
{In the base of the statue is carved:}
Thos. Brock RA, sculptor, 1922
W1, Portland Place
This bust is sited close to Lister's home at 12, Park Crescent.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Joseph Lister bust
Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Joseph Lister bust
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