title: Lost for words on hearing of opposition to seacole statue.
abstract: When I read Lynn McDonald's letter informing us of the opposition to the siting of Mary Seacole's memorial statue on the sacred soil of St Thomas' Hospital in south east London (letters May 16), I was so astonished that, for the first time in my life, I was absolutely speechless.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith