| Captain Robert Falcon Scott | |
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| Artist | Kathleen Scott |
| Completion date | 1915 |
| Subject | Robert Falcon Scott |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′25″N0°07′55″W / 51.5069°N 0.1319°W /51.5069; -0.1319 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Statue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott |
| Designated | 5 February 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1357334 |
Thestatue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott is aGrade II listed statue onWaterloo Place inLondon.[1] The sculpture is by Scott's wife,Kathleen Scott.
Robert Falcon Scott was an Antarctic explorer. He and his crew would die during theTerra Nova Expedition, having been beaten to theSouth Pole byRoald Amundsen.
Funds for the monument were raised by officers of the Navy.[2] Originally, the design of the memorial would be a symbolic grouping withCourage andPatriotism. Kathleen's design of the statue would represent her husband in Antarctic gear.[3] The monument was unveiled in 1915 byArthur Balfour and a plaque in 1923 would be added commemorating Scott alongside Wilson, Bower, Oates and Evans of his company.[3]
Amarble replica stands inChristchurch,New Zealand.
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