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Title
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)
Date
1968
Medium
Portland stone & bronze
Measurements
H 119 x W 110 x D 100 cm (E);
Plinth: H 188 x W 122 x D 116 cm (E)
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S045
Acquisition method
commissioned by the India League
Work type
Statue
Owner
The Duke of Bedford
Custodian
London Borough of Camden Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
17th May 1968
Listing date
15/04/74
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Garden opening times.
Inscription description
on the stone below his feet: Mahatma Gandhi, 1869 - 1948; on the plaque on one of the steps: THIS STATUE ERECTED / UNDER AEGIS OF THE INDIA LEAGUE BY THE / MAHATMA GANDHI MEMORIAL COMMITTEE / WAS UNVEILED ON THE 17th MAY 1968 BY THE / PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON. HAROLD WILSON, M.P.; on the plaque inside the hollow beneath the statue: TAVISTOCK SQUARE GARDENS / Placed here to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of / MAHATMA GANDHI / by His Excellency the / High Commissioner for India, Dr. L. M. SINGHVI / and the Mayor of Camden / , Cllr. Dr. S. N. DESHMUKH / 2nd October 1996; on the back of the stone support: Statue by Fredda Brilliant