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Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein

Bust · City of Westminster, Greater London

Depicts Patrick Blackett

Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein© Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).CC BY-SA 4.0

Where

At Blackett Laboratory

City of Westminster, Greater London
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Inscription

[Left plaque] THE BUILDING WAS NAMED THE BLACKETT LABORATORY ON 3 DECEMBER 1975 BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON. HAROLD WILSON M.P. F.R.S. IN HONOUR OF THE RT. HON. LORD BLACKETT O.M. C.H. F.R.S. HEAD OF DEPARTMENT FROM 1953 TO 1963 [Right plaque] P.M.S. BLACKETT BY SIR JACOB EPSTEIN UNVEILED ON 26TH NOVEMBER 1997 BY SIR AARON KLUG PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY RT. HON. LORD BLACKETT OF CHELSEA O.M. CH. F.R.S. HEAD OF THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT IMPERIAL COLLEGE 1953 TO 1963 PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 1965 TO 1970 NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS 1948 CAST BY MICHAEL GILLESPIE A.R.B.S. WITH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE TRUST[?] THE ORIGINAL PLASTER MODEL WAS KINDLY LENT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX WITH THE GRACIOUS PERMISSION OF THE EPSTEIN FAMILY

The names (4)

The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

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  1. The Rt. Hon. Harold Wilson M.P. F.R.S.

    BY THE PRIME MINISTER
    THE RT. HON. HAROLD WILSON M.P. F.R.S.

    Prime Minister

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    Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Left plaque, line 1, "BY THE PRIME MINISTER"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/76485/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  2. Sir Jacob Epstein

    BY SIR JACOB EPSTEIN

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    Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Right plaque, line 3, "BY SIR JACOB EPSTEIN"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/76486/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  3. Sir Aaron Klug

    BY SIR AARON KLUG
    PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY

    Unveiled it; President of the Royal Society

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    Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Right plaque, line 4, "BY SIR AARON KLUG"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/76487/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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  4. Michael Gillespie A.R.B.S.

    CAST BY MICHAEL GILLESPIE A.R.B.S.

    A.R.B.S.

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    Patrick Blackett by Jacob Epstein (City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom), Right plaque, small print, line 5, "CAST BY MICHAEL GILLESPIE A.R.B.S."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/76488/ : accessed 12 November 2026).

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About this memorial

Erected
1997
Made by
Jacob Epstein

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