Erection date: 1868
{On a granite plaque below the statue:}
Sir Thomas Gresham, born c.1519, died 1579
EC4, Holborn Viaduct, Gresham House
Holborn Viaduct is watched over by four memorial statues:
north-west corner - Walworth
south-west corner - Fitz Eylwin
south-east corner - Gresham
north-east corner - Myddelton.
The Walworth page contains information about Holborn Viaduct itself.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Holborn Viaduct - Gresham
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Holborn Viaduct - Gresham
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