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Emily sits on a granite bench, with her right hand raised and left holding a copy of the 1911 census. Beside her are three books and a scholar’s cap. She wears a medal ribbon marked 'FOR VALOUR' and bars representing hunger strikes.

Title

Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913)

Date

2020

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 90 x W 82 x D 80 cm;
Plinth: H 46 x W 196 x D 60 cm

Accession number

KT19_ML_S166

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Emily Davison Memorial Project and supporters

Work type

Statue

Owner

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council

Custodian

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

June 2021

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

C CHARLESWORTH 2020

Inscription description

bench end 1: THIS MEMORIAL WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY / THE EMILY DAVISON MEMORIAL PROJECT / 2018-2021 / CREATED BY SCULPTOR / CHRISTINE CHARLESWORTH / WITH SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT FROM / EPSOM AND EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL / EPSOM'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY / LIONEL BLACKMAN / LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS NATIONWIDE; bench end 2: EMILY WILDING DAVISON / 11 OCTOBER 1873 - 8 JUNE 1913 / No victory / without sacrifice; floor plaque : EMILY WILDING DAVISION / 11OCTOBER 1872-8 JUNE 1913 / The statue commemorates Emily Wilding Davison, / a suffragette who struck by King George V's / horse Anmer at the Derby on 4 June 1913, while / protesting for women's right to vote. She was / severely injured and died four days later. / Following her death, these milestones / were achieved towards full voting rights: / 1918 - property owning women over 30 / 1928 - all women over 21 / 1968 - all women over 18.

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