John Keats, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
N 51° 30.212 W 000° 05.265
30U E 702112 N 5709843
A statue of Keats seated in the inner quadrangle of Guy's Hospital.
Waymark Code: WM9H9W
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/22/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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John Keats (1795 – 1821) was one of the leading poets of the English romantic movement[1]. As a youth Keats was apprenticed to an apothecary, and before turning to poetry full time he studied medicine at Guys and in 1816 qualified as a dresser of wounds and a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries[2]. There is a blue plaque marking his lodgings nearby[3].

The statue is seated on an Alcove that is a remnant of the old London Bridge that was demolished in 1832 after 600 years of service[4]. It is a listed building [5].

The statue is by sculptor Stuart Williamson and was unveiled by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion in October 2007 [6]

  1. Wikipedia John Keats
  2. The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London
  3. WM3TZ8 Keats blue plaque
  4. Engineering Timelines
  5. British Listed Buildings Online
  6. London SE1 Website Article on the unveiling of the statue

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