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Kathleen Scott's statue of Captain Smith of Titanic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2009

Ann Savours*
Affiliation:
Little Bridge Place, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5LG

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Visiting the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, recently, the author was surprised to discover a handsome statue of Captain Edward John Smith, master of Titanic in 1912 on her first and only voyage (Fig. 1). That the sculptress was none other than Captain Robert Falcon Scott's widow, Kathleen, added even greater interest. The statue stands in Beacon Park, facing in the distance and nearer to the road, a statue of King Edward VII.

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