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A monument featuring a bronze bust of Joseph Thomson set on a battered square pedestal with plaque, inscription panel and lion masks; raised on a stepped plinth. Thomson was a British geologist and explorer who played a significant role in the 'Scramble for Africa'. Thomson's Gazelle and Thomson's Falls are named after him. He was a Fellow and gold medallist of the Royal Geographical Society.

Title

Joseph Thomson (1858–1895) Memorial

Date

1897

Medium

red ashlar & bronze

Measurements

H 250 x W 242 x D 242 cm

Accession number

DG3_FJ_S056

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society; funded by public subscription

Work type

Bust

Owner

Dumfries & Galloway Council

Custodian

Dumfries & Galloway Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Listing date

03/08/71

Access

at all times

Inscription description

south-eastern panel: ERECTED / TO / JOSEPH THOMSON, / AFRICAN EXPLORER, / FELLOW AND GOLD MEDALLIST, / OF THE / ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY / BY / MEMBERS OF THE RGS / AND OTHER FRIENDS / 1897.; north-western panel: EXPEDITIONS / TO / LAKE NYASSA AND LAKE TANGANYIKA / 1878-1880. / UP THE RIVER ROVUMA, 1881. / THROUGH MASAI-LAND / AND KAVIRONDO, 1883-1884. / BY THE RIVER NIGER TO SONOTO 1885. / TO MOROCCO AND THE ATLAS 1888. / THROUGH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA / 1890-1891

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