Caption
Sculpted by Martin Jennings and unveiled in 2016 outside St Thomas Hospital, this bronze statue commemorates Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole marching forward with her medicine bag. Wreaths lie at its base, and it is believed to be the first UK statue of a named Black woman, London, England, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 14, 2026
Credit line
Photo12/ImageBROKER/David Rowland
Reference
BRK26I64_434
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No
Property release
No
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Rights managed
Available size
115.4Mb (38.5Mb) / 25.9in x 17.3in / 7777 x 5187 (300dpi)
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