Public display of proposed statue
We’ve set up a public display of our plans for the proposed statue of Gandhi in Parliament Square in the lobby of 62 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ.
This will be the first time that images of the proposed statue design and plans for the position of the statue will be displayed to the public. They will be available to visit until early November.
Planning Application Submitted
We have submitted our planning application to Westminster City Council for a memorial to Gandhi. We propose a bronze statue, set within the existing memorials on the west side of Parliament Square Gardens.
Philip Jackson, the leading British figurative sculptor, renowned for his statues on the memorials to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in the Mall and Bomber Command in Green Park, amongst others, has been approached to take on this prestigious project. Donald Insall Associates are the architects and planning consultants.
The planning application is available to view on Westminster City Council’s planning website: http://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application
George Osborne and William Hague unveil plans for Mahatma Gandhi statue opposite Houses of Parliament.
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian civil rights leader, will be erected opposite the Houses of Parliament, Cabinet ministers have announced.
(Reuters) – A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian civil rights leader who led the fight for independence from Britain, is to be erected opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The announcement was made by Former Foreign Secretary William Hague and Chancellor George Osborne who are visiting India to seek stronger trade and investment links with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government.
William Hague and George Osborne have unveiled plans for a statue of peace icon Mahatma Gandhi – a day after confirming a £250m arms deal with the Indian government.
The Former Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor, in Delhi for a meeting with their Indian counterparts and to see the country’s new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said the statue would be built in London’s Parliament Square.
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be erected outside the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square in London.
The chancellor, George Osborne, and the Former foreign secretary, William Hague, announced the plans in New Delhi at Gandhi Smriti, a memorial on the site of his assassination.
Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust is a UK Registered Charity 1158259