Bust

Lord Wolfson bust

Erection date: 2017

Inscription

Lord Wolfson of Marylebone, 1927 - 2010, businessman and philanthropist.

Site: Lord Wolfson bust (1 memorial)

WC1, Queen Square, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

The Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre is located in the hospital behind the bust. Opened 15 November 2013 this was funded by a £20 million award from the Wolfson Foundation. Hence the bust.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Wolfson bust

Subjects commemorated i

Lord Wolfson of Marylebone

Businessman and philanthropist. Leonard Gordon Wolfson was the son of the fir...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Wolfson bust

Created by i

Nick Roberson

Sculptor. Born London.

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