Memorial: M6184

Statue in Poplar, London, depicting Richard Green d. 1866

Location

Poplar, London, England

Transcript

'RICHARD GREEN 1866'

Details

Description: Seated figure of Green with an open book on his knees and his Newfoundland dog Hector resting his head against his master's knee. Reliefs of Green's shipbuilding yard one one side and a ship on the other. Bronze statue and granite plinth.

Type: Statue
Position: In front of Poplar Baths
Materials: Bronze, granite
Date Erected: 1866
Artists: Edward W. Wyon, Henry Prince

People

Green, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 17/1/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder; philanthropist
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The reliefs show the first ship that Green despatched after the ending of the East India Company monopoly and on the other side a frigate he was building for the Spanish Government at the time of his death.
Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' 19 May 1866, p. 494.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters