Bust

Haakon VII

Erection date: 17/9/2017

Inscription

{On the front of the plinth:}
Haakon VII, Norges Konge, 1905 - 1957

From Royal House of Norway: "The bust of King Haakon ... is a variation of the large statue of King Haakon located outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo. The statue was sculpted by Nils Aas, and the bust in London was fashioned in close cooperation with Mr Aas’s son, architect Atle Aas. The City of Oslo, which owns the statue, also gave its permission to create the bust."

Unveiled by Princess Astrid to mark the opening of the refurbished St Olav’s Square.

Site: St Olav's Church - SE16 (9 memorials)

SE16, St Olav's Square, St Olav's Church

St Olav's Church was designed by John Love Seaton Dahl. Crown Prince Olav was present at the laying of the foundation stone, 1926, and then at the consecration, 1927. During WW2 this was the church used by King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government in exile. It is one of over 30 churches around the world run by the Norwegian Church Abroad, also known as The Norwegian Seamen’s Church.

Serendipitously the Google Streetview of September 2017 captured the Haakon bust covered with a veil, presumably just hours before the photo captured here.

The Ebenezer Church plaque is in the garden in front of the church in the centre of the northern wall.

The Fallen plaque is laid into the ground of the garden, at the foot of the WW1 memorial.

The three 'St Olav' plaques are attached low on the west front of the building.

At Surrey Docks we have an 1889 map which shows the road layouts before the Rotherhithe Tunnel roundabout arrived.

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Haakon VII

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King Haakon VII

Born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel in Charlottenlund Palace, ne...

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Haakon VII

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Nils Aas

Norwegian sculptor.

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Ebenezer Church - Prince Oscar

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St Olav's Church - 1977

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