| Speke Monument | |
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| Artist | Philip Hardwick |
| Completion date | 1864 |
| Subject | John Hanning Speke |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′32″N0°10′45″W / 51.5090°N 0.1791°W /51.5090; -0.1791 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Speke's Monument |
| Designated | 14 January 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1216828 |
TheSpeke Monument is aGrade II listed monument in the form of a granite obelisk inKensington Gardens.[1] It commemoratesJohn Hanning Speke who is often credited with discoveringLake Victoria and theSource of the Nile.
Speke would make several expeditions into the African interior under theRoyal Geographical Society, including those which would see him make his most famous discoveries. He would die in an accident while hunting.[2]
The monument is a granite obelisk that stands next to the intersection of Budge's Walk and Lancaster Walk in Kensington Gardens. The monument was designed byPhilip Hardwick with sponsorship fromRoderick Murchison, then president of the Royal Geographical Society.[3]
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