| Statue of Margaret Thatcher | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Statue_of_Margaret_Thatcher,_Guildhall,_London.jpg) The repaired statue in September 2015 | |
| Artist | Neil Simmons |
| Year | May 1998 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Margaret Thatcher |
| Dimensions | 8-foot (2.4 m) |
| Weight | 1.8-tonne (2.0-short-ton) |
| Condition | rebuilt |
| Location | London, EC2 United Kingdom |
| 51°30′56″N 0°05′29″W / 51.5155664°N 0.0912595°W | |
The statue of Margaret Thatcher in the Guildhall, London, is a marble sculpture of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. It was commissioned in 1998 by the sculptor Neil Simmons by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art;[1] paid for by an anonymous donor, it was intended for a plinth among statues of former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom in the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons. However, as the House did not permit a statue to be erected there during its subject's lifetime, the work had been temporarily housed in Guildhall.[2] It was unveiled there by Lady Thatcher in February 2002.[3][4]
- ^ "Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Murphy, Joe (23 December 2001). "At eight feet and two tons, the lady's not for showing". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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