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St. John’s Garden – Kings Regiment & Gladstone Monument

Gladstone Monument [1904] – by Thomas Brock.
It is in memory of W. E. Gladstone, a former Prime Minister, who was born in Liverpool and who died in 1898. He stands atop a blocky edifice, with two stern angels seated below representing Truth and Justice . The one has a crown and holds a book and flowers; she is Truth. The other, Justice, wears a helmet, and carries her unsheathed sword, her scales resting beside her.

King’s Regiment Memorial [1905] – by the  W Goscombe John.
Four figures in all adorn the memorial – to left and right, standing soldiers,  flanking a central heap of flag, wreath, palm leaf etc, above which is the central figure of Britannia, a  statuesque soldierly figure wearing a helmet and cowl which make her look rather symbolist. But it is  on the rear of the monument where the most important statue is, the famous drummer boy, of which a  version may also be seen in the National Museum of Wales.

 

 


 

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

 

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

Allegorical figure of Justice by Thomas Brock

 

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

Allegorical figure of Truth, by Thomas Brock

 

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

 

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

Gladstone Monument – by Thomas Brock

 


 

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by  W. Goscombe John

Kings Regiment [1905] – by W. Goscombe John

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

Britannia – King’s Regiment

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

Soldier – King’s Regiment

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

Soldier – King’s Regiment

 

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

Drummer Boy – King’s Regiment

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

Drummer Boy

Kings Regiment [1905] -  by Sir W. Goscombe John

central heap of flag, wreath, palm leaf etc

 

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