KING GEORGE MEMORIAL.
STATUE IN LONDON. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 16. The executive committee which has been considering various schemes for a memorial to the late King has decided that the memory of King George V shall bo perpetuated by the erection of a statue on a site in Abindon Street directly opposite the Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament, and by playing fields, each adorned with a memorial gate, throughout the length and breadth of the country. The clearing of the Abindon Street site will reveal new views of the Henry VII Chapel and the south side of \\ estminster Abbey. Lord Macmillan, chairman of the executive, made known this decision to members of the general committee at the Mansion House to-day.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19360518.2.96
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 142, 18 May 1936, Page 7
Word Count
124KING GEORGE MEMORIAL. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 142, 18 May 1936, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in