Before his appointment to lead the Discovery expedition, Scott had a career as a Royal Navy officer. In 1899, he had a chance encounter with Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, and learned of a planned Antarctic expedition, which he soon volunteered to lead. His name became inseparably associated with the Antarctic, the field of work to which he remained committed during the final 12 years of his life.
The Base
There are objects around the base of the bust depicting events and themes from Scott's fatal polar expedition. We have included the ponies, his ship, a motorised metal Sledge, a map of Antartica.
The etch around the base reads:
"FOR GOD'S SAKE, LOOK AFTER OUR PEOPLE"
Height: 133mm
Width: 65mm
Depth: 40mm