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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.[2]

Joseph Lister Memorial
The memorial in 2014
Artist	Thomas Brock
Completion date	13 March 1924 (1924-03-13)
Medium	Bronze sculpture granite (base)
Subject	Joseph Lister
Location	London, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°31′21″N 0°08′45″W

The memorial was unveiled by Sir John Bland-Sutton, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, on 13 March 1924.[3] The base of the monument is made of grey Aberdeen granite. On top of the base is a bronze bust of Joseph Lister. At the front are the figures of a woman and a boy: the boy is holding a garland of flowers; the woman is pointing to Lister with her right hand.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Memorial to Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (Portland Place, London) at Wikimedia Commons
• Bust: Joseph Lister bust at London Remembers
• Joseph Lister Statue – Portland Place, London, UK at Waymarking

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