Blind Beggar and his Dog

Blind Beggar and his Dog
Sculpture of a standing man and a dog
ArtistElisabeth Frink
Completion date1958
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectThe Blind Beggar
Dimensions2.4 m (8 ft)
LocationCranbrook Estate, Bethnal Green, London
Coordinates51°31′47″N 0°02′42″W / 51.5298°N 0.0449°W / 51.5298; -0.0449
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameBlind Beggar and his dog, Cranbrook Estate
Designated15 April 1998
Reference no.1031598

Blind Beggar and his Dog is a bronze statue of 1958, by the sculptor Elisabeth Frink, based on the famous ballad The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. It stands in the enclosed garden of Tate House, a residential development for the elderly on the Cranbrook Estate in the London district of Bethnal Green. It is a Grade II* listed structure.