Statue of Edward VI (Scheemakers) | |
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Artist | Peter Scheemakers |
Completion date | 1737 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Edward VI |
Location | London |
51°29′57″N 0°07′10″W / 51.4992°N 0.1195°W | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Bronze Statue of Edward VI |
Designated | 30 May 1979 |
Reference no. | 1080372 |
The statue of Edward VI by Peter Scheemakers at St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London is one of two statues of the king at the hospital. Both commemorate Edward's re-founding of the hospital in 1551. It was moved to its current location inside the North Wing of the hospital in the 20th century. The sculpture was designated a Grade II* listed structure in 1979.