A view of Parliament Square – taken in 1961 by Heinz Zinram. The statue on the left in the foreground represents the three-time Prime Minister Edward Smith-Stanley, the 14th Earl of Derby. The sculptor was Matthew Noble, and was unveiled on 11 July 1874 by the then Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Derby is depicted wearing his robes as Chancellor of Oxford University.
The figure on the left is a representation of Jan Smuts. The statue depicts him in a Field Marshal’s uniform, leaning forward with his left leg advanced, as if walking. The figure stands on a pedestal of South African granite, and has the inscription JAN/ CHRISTIAN/ SMUTS/ 1870–1950. When Winston Churchill returned to power in 1951 he proposed a statue to Smuts. However, Churchill was unable to perform the unveiling due to illness.
Image: Heinz Zinram
Sixty years later, the Square is much greener and the Queen Elizabeth Tower is obscured – not only by trees, but also by scaffolding. Image: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
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