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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

Statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards unveiled in home town of Dartford

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards statues in Dartford
The statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were commissioned by Dartford borough council. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Bronze figures of two of the world’s greatest rock’n’roll stars, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, have been unveiled in their home town of Dartford, Kent, known mainly for its tunnel and bridge across the River Thames.

The pair met as teenagers on a platform of the town’s railway station in 1961, and joined the Rolling Stones the following year. They had both attended Wentworth primary school in Dartford, but went to different secondary schools.

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