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City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Robert Raikes

 
 
Robert Raikes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
1. Robert Raikes Marker
Inscription.
Robert Raikes
Founder of Sunday Schools
1780
This Statue Was Erected
Under the Direction
Of the Sunday School Union
By Contributions
From Teachers and Scholars
Of Sunday Schools in Great Britain
July 1880

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
 
Location. 51° 30.56′ N, 0° 7.214′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It can be reached from the intersection of Victoria Embankment and Savoy Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Victoria Embankment Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: City of Westminster, England WC2R 0BP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
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marker: Westminster, London Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Britain In Bloom (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Storm Oak Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Wilfrid Lawson (within shouting distance of this marker); British Broadcasting Company Studios (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Cheylesmore Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument of Belgium's Gratitude (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
 
Also see . . .  Robert Raikes on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 29, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Robert Raikes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
2. Robert Raikes Marker
Robert Raikes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 30, 2018
3. Robert Raikes Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jul. 27, 2026