DescriptionStatue of Gladstone - geograph.org.uk - 1205305.jpg
English: Statue of Gladstone Sculpted by Albert Bruce-Joy in 1887 and donated by the directors of Bryant and Mays match factory. The tradition of daubing the statue with red paint (for blood) comes from a misapprehension that it was paid for in part by a forced levy from the match workers wages.
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