Statue of Robert Raikes, London
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Statue of Robert Raikes, London
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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". In 1958 it was designated a Grade II-listed building. The front of the plinth rea
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Public sculpture by Thomas Brock
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Robert_Raikes,_London
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2023-09-12T00:58:34Z
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