Erection date: 1916
{On the front of the plinth:}
Clive
1725 1774
{On the 3 other faces there are 3 bronze reliefs showing triumphs from Clive's life. Clockwise:}
Clive receives the Grant of Bengal, Behar and Orissa at Alllahabad, August 1765
Clive in the Mango Tope on the eve of Plassey, June 22 1757
Clive at the Siege of Arcot, September to November 1751
John Tweed was the sculptor of the statue.
SW1, Clive Steps
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue
Soldier and administrator. Born Shropshire. With the East India Company he ef...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue
Sculptor. Born Glasgow. Good friend and associate of Rodin. Also by Tweed is ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Clive of India - statue
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