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Statue of Samuel Johnson
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211 Strand, Temple, London WC2R 1AP, United KingdomMap
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"Arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history!"
Samuel Johnson (18 (Old Style 7) September 1709 - 13 December 1784) attended St Clement Danes church, outside which his London statue is sited. However, it was not exactly contemporaneous - the statue...
A great man!
We saw this statue in the courtyard of Saint Clement Danes Church. The church was designed by Cristhopher Wren in 1680. It now belongs to the Royal Air Force. Johnson was a regular worshipper in this...
A Statue on Fleet Street
It stands in the shadow of a church. This is one of many statues and monuments we passed as we walked along Fleet Street from St Paul’s Cathedral to Trafalgar Square.
Worth Hunting Down
Dr Samuel Johnson was a busy man! It's good that there is a statue to commemorate him. Unfortunately it is behind a church and you could miss it if you did not know where to look. It's behind St...
A Man of Many Talents
On the base of the statue the following is engraved: "Samuel Johnson LLD, critic, essayist, philologist, biographer, wit, poet, moralist, dramatist, political writer, talker. Born 1709, died 1784. ...