Joseph Lister Memorial

The memorial in 2014

The Joseph Lister Memorial is a memorial to Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister by the sculptor Thomas Brock, situated in Portland Place in Marylebone, London. The memorial is positioned in the centre of the road opposite numbers 71 to 81 and is Grade II listed.[1] It is close to Lister's home at 12 Park Crescent.

The memorial was unveiled by Sir John Bland-Sutton, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, on 13 March 1924.[2]

References

  1. England, Historic. "LISTER MONUMENT IN CENTRE OF ROAD OPPOSITE NUMBERS 71 TO 81 (ODD) PORTLAND PLACE, City of Westminster - 1265542| Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. "Lister Memorial". The Times (43600). 14 March 1924. p. 16.

Coordinates: 51°31′21″N 0°08′45″W / 51.52248°N 0.14596°W / 51.52248; -0.14596

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