Erection date: 2/5/1832
{On the front of the plinth:}
George Canning
Bronze.
SW1, Parliament Square, Canning Green
The statue was first erected in Palace Yard in 1832 and moved to this site in 1867, the first statue in Parliament Square.
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George Canning statue
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George Canning statue
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