Saint Christopher and Child

Image credit: Bank of England

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A scale model of the war memorial in the Bank of England’s Garden Court. It was designed by sculptor Richard Reginald Goulden to commemorate the Bank staff who died in the First World War. The Bank is built on a site once occupied by a church dedicated to Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travellers. The subject was chosen by Goulden, who served in the Royal Engineers during the war, as a symbol of the spirit of self-sacrifice and love.

Bank of England Museum

London

Title

Saint Christopher and Child

Date

1932

Medium

bronze

Measurements

Plinth: H 15 x W 19 x D 25 cm;
H 38 x W 16 x D 10.5 cm (E)

Accession number

1775

Acquisition method

purchased by the Bank of England, 1933

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

on plinth: To the comrades who, at Duty's call, crossed the dark waters to the further shore 1914–1919

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