Title

General James Wolfe statue, Greenwich Park, London, c1945-c1965

Caption

General James Wolfe statue, Greenwich Park, London, viewed from the south looking towards the Royal Naval Hospital, c1945-c1965. View from the rear of the statue which shows General James Wolfe in a cape and tricorn hat. Below is the Royal Naval Hospital, now the National Maritime Museum. The statue was a gift from the Canadian people and was unveiled in 1930. Its plinth is scarred by a landmine which fell nearby during the Second World War.

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19A77_444

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,2Mb) / 11,9in x 17,6in / 3562 x 5274 (300dpi)

Keywords

river park London England River Thames Thames hospital architecture monument statue museum geography war location century general concept B&W 1940s MONOCHROME fifties Greenwich 1950s Forties Sixties National Maritime Museum black & white black and white B W Military personnel 1960s 20th century English Heritage decade geographical feature Greenwich Park Royal Naval Hospital TGN war damage General James Wolfe James SW Rawlings Wolfe General James James Wolfe Rawlings SW