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Title
Captain Scott (1868–1912)
Date
1914–1915
Medium
bronze & grey granite
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 350 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1Y_TJ_S026
Acquisition method
erected by Officers of the Fleet
Work type
Statue
Custodian
English Heritage
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
5th November 1915
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on left side of base: k.scott
Inscription description
on base of plinth: ERECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE FLEET; on plaque beneath statue: ROBERT FALCON SCOTT / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO WITH FOUR COMPANIONS / E.A.WILSON, H.R.BOWERS, L.E.G.OATES, E.EVANS / DIED MARCH 1912 RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH POLE / "HAD I LIVED WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A TALE TO TELL OF THE HARDIHOOD, ENDURANCE AND COURAGE / OF MY COMPANIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE STIRRED / THE HEART OF EVERY ENGLISHMAN" / THESE ROUGH NOTES AND OUR BODIES MUST TELL THE TALE. / FROM SCOTT’S DIARY
Waterloo Place, Westminster
SW1Y 5ED
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