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Robert Raikes

Robert Raikes
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

A statue of Robert Raikes, often regarded as being the founder of Sunday schools, executed by the sculptor Thomas Brock, stands in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, United Kingdom. It was unveiled by the Earl of Shaftesbury on 3 July 1880 and marked the centenary of the opening of the first Sunday school. The critic Edmund Gosse considered the statue to be "as good as anything of the kind we possess in England".

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  • Built 1880
  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
2 Savoy Place

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