[1][2] The statue was created by the English sculptor Don Potter in 1960 and was installed and unveiled in 1961.

[1] Potter had been involved in the Scouting movement and Baden-Powell had been a patron of his, commissioning carved totem poles from him.

[3] The statue is a 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall granite sculpture depicting an elderly Baden-Powell, dressed in his Scouting uniform and wearing a cape.

His campaign hat is tucked behind his right elbow, the brim held by the thumb and forefinger of his left hand.

The statue was unveiled on 12 July 1961 by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who was the President of the Scouts.