| Joseph Lister Memorial | |
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.JPG) The memorial in 2014 | |
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| Artist | Thomas Brock |
| Completion date | 13 March 1924 (1924-03-13) |
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| Subject | Joseph Lister |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′21″N0°08′45″W / 51.52248°N 0.14596°W /51.52248; -0.14596 |
TheJoseph Lister Memorial is a memorial toJoseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister by the sculptorThomas Brock, situated inPortland Place inMarylebone,London. The memorial is positioned in the centre of the road opposite numbers 71 to 81 and is Grade II listed.[1] It is close to Lister's home at 12Park Crescent.[2]
The memorial was unveiled bySir John Bland-Sutton, President of theRoyal College of Surgeons, on 13 March 1924.[3] The base of the monument is made of grey Aberdeen granite. On top of the base is a bronze bust of Joseph Lister. At the front are the figures of a woman and a boy: the boy is holding a garland of flowers; the woman is pointing to Lister with her right hand.[3]
A little way to the north inPark Crescent is the1824 statue of theDuke of Kent, the father ofQueen Victoria.
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