Location
In the Guildhall Square, adjacent to the Guildhall steps.
 

 

Memorial
Charles Dickens StatueClick image to enlarge
Inscription
CHARLES DICKENS
 
BORN IN
PORTSMOUTH
7TH FEBRUARY 1812


 
Further Information
The statue by sculptor Martin Jennings, whose previous works include sculptures of poets John Betjeman at London's St Pancras Station and Philip Larkin in Hull, was unveiled in Guildhall Square on 7th February 2014, 202 years since the birth of Charles Dickens. It is the only full sized sculpture of the writer in Britain.
 
See Also
The Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum
The Charles Dickens Plaque

 

top