This statue stands in tribute to Robert Raikes the Younger, an 18th century English philanthropist and Anglican layman best known for pioneering the Sunday school movement as a means of schooling fo...
It’s extraordinary how varied is the collection of sculpture in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrating mainly the Victorian great snd good together with Robert Burns. Robert Raikes the Yonger (1736-1...
Sunday school pioneer
The Robert Raikes Statute sits inside savoy park just off the banks of the river Thames. Nice statute and tribute the the founder of Sunday schools.
Educator
This statue stands in tribute to Robert Raikes the Younger, an 18th century English philanthropist and Anglican layman best known for pioneering the Sunday school movement as a means of schooling fo...
Sunday schools founder.
This statute was erected in honour of the founder of Sunday Schools (I’m sure the kids don’t like this anymore!). It’s nicely configured.
Pioneer of Sunday Schools
It’s extraordinary how varied is the collection of sculpture in Victoria Embankment Gardens celebrating mainly the Victorian great snd good together with Robert Burns. Robert Raikes the Yonger (1736-1...
You learn something
As an ex Sunday school pupil it was interesting to see this statue and find out who was responsible for Sunday school.