Erection date: 1932
{Inscribed on stone plinth:}
Shackleton
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a niche although it was intended to be on a plinth.
SW7, Kensington Gore, Royal Geographic Society
Ornamental Passions's post had good photos of the statues. Apparently cabbies call this "hot and cold corner" (think about it). The room behind is the lecture hall.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
Sculptor. Born Yorkshire. Started as an apprentice metal engraver for Mappi...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shackleton statue
There are 22 statues on the façade of this building. Each is labelled with his (always 'his') surname. There are 12 at the top up against...
This identification of the statues on front of this building is only tentative, suggested by Ornamental Passions.
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
Oh, dear, her maj seems to be melting away. The statue was a gift from the Kensington Golden Jubilee Memorial Executive Committee. We tho...
Statue sculpted by Philip Jackson.
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