Attlee statue, Mile End Road
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Attlee statue, Mile End Road
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 21 Jan 2019
Statues of Clement Attlee are surprisingly hard to come by. The large plinth records only his name and dates (1883-1967), but on the wall behind (just right of shot) is an informative plaque, which should be better sited. The statue, by Frank Forster, was unveiled by Harold Wilson in 1988 in Limehouse before being moved to its present location, on the campus of Queen Mary University of London, in 2011. Attlee was a local mayor and M.P., and was at the nearby Great Hall in 1945 when he heard that he had won the election.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.523853
Longitude
-0.039605