Statue of John Stuart Mill

Statue of John Stuart Mill
Artist	Thomas Woolner
Completion date	1878
Subject	John Stuart Mill
Location	London
Coordinates	51°30′41″N0°06′44″W / 51.5113°N 0.1123°W / 51.5113; -0.1123
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Statue of John Stuart Mill
Designated	24 February 1958
Reference no.	1357352

The statue of John Stuart Mill is a Grade II listed statue dedicated to the political philosopher John Stuart Mill on the Victoria Embankment in London. ^[1] It sits in the Temple Gardens.

The statue was designed and sculpted by Thomas Woolner, a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, between 1876 and 1879. ^[2] The statue consists of a bronze representation of Mill, said to resemble him during his time as an MP, upon a Portland stone pedestal. ^[3] It was unveiled by Mill's student Henry Fawcett who himself has a memorial on the Victoria Embankment. ^[4]

References

1. "Statue of John Stuart Mill, Non Civil Parish – 1357352 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
2. Darke, Jo (1991). The monument guide to England and Wales: a national portrait in bronze and stone. London: Macdonald Illustrated. p. 49. ISBN   978-0-356-17609-3.
3. Blackwood, John; Irwin, Caroline, eds. (1989). London's immortals: the complete outdoor commemorative statues (1. publ ed.). London: Savoy Pr. p. 122. ISBN   978-0-9514296-0-0.
4. Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 135. ISBN   978-0-7478-0495-6.

External links

• Media related to Statue of John Stuart Mill, London at Wikimedia Commons