Statue of Nigel Gresley, Bronze memorial at King's Cross station, England
The seven-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts Sir Nigel Gresley holding a technical magazine while standing near the booking office at King's Cross station.
The statue was commissioned by the Gresley Society in 2012 after receiving a £500,000 bequest, with additional public donations raising £13,000 for its completion.
The monument recognizes Sir Nigel Gresley's engineering achievements, including the design of over 2,150 locomotives and the record-breaking Mallard steam engine.
Visitors can find the statue by the booking office of King's Cross station, where information plaques detail Gresley's contributions to railway engineering.
The statue's design sparked debate over including a mallard duck, leading to protests with rubber ducks at its 2016 unveiling ceremony.
Location: London Borough of Camden
Inception: 2016
Creator: Hazel Reeves
GPS coordinates: 51.53156,-0.12369
Latest update: March 5, 2025 05:31
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