2015

TQ2977 : Boredom rising from the bath

taken 9 years ago, near to City of Westminster, England

Boredom rising from the bath
Boredom rising from the bath
Rather inane sculpture of William Huskisson by John Gibson LinkExternal link in Pimlico Gardens, disparagingly described by Osbert Sitwell as "boredom rising from the bath".
William Huskisson (1770-1830) LinkExternal link was an MP and financier, but is most infamous for being the first known railway casualty as he was run over and killed by George Stephenson's Rocket.

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Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Place: Pimlico other tags: Statue Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Pimlico Gardens [45] · Railway Casualty as he was Run [3] ·
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TQ2977, 510 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Croft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 3 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2969 7795 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.1384N 0:8.0142W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2968 7795
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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