| Memorial to Dr Barnardo | |
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| Artist | George Frampton |
| Completion date | 1908 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Thomas John Barnardo |
| Dimensions | 4.8 m (16 ft) |
| Location | London |
| 51°35′10″N 0°05′03″E / 51.586°N 0.0843°E | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Dr Barnardo's Memorial at Barnardo's |
| Designated | 22 February 1979 |
| Reference no. | 1081001 |
The Memorial to Dr Barnardo by George Frampton, at Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, commemorates the founder of the Barnardo's children's charity. Born in Dublin into a Sephardic Jewish family, Thomas John Barnardo moved to the East End of London in 1866 where he established a chain of orphanages that developed into the Barnardo's charity. He died in 1905 and, in a move unusual for the time, was cremated; his ashes were interred in front of Cairn's House, the original building of his Barkingside children's village. In 1908, a memorial was raised on the site, the sculpture being undertaken by George Frampton, who worked without a fee. The memorial was designated a Grade II listed structure in 1979 and upgraded to II* in 2010.