Records of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom of . From oldest to youngest: The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of Baroness Thatcher (served 1979–90) on 8 April 2013 (aged 87 years, 177 days). Seven Prime Ministers have died in office: Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. Sir Robert Peel, Margaret Thatcher and John Major survived assassination attempts in 1843, 1984 and 1991 respectively. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Bonar Law each resigned during their respective final illnesses. Law died five months after his resignation, but Campbell-Bannerman lived only another 19 days, dying at 10 Downing Street, the
Prime Ministers Avenue ranging from $45000 to $65000, historic bequeathed funds for the construction of busts for future Prime Ministers ran out after Julia Gillard's bust, possibly the last to be made. The future of the project is uncertain. Council has repeatedly lobbied the federal government for funding in perpetuity and in addition has called for expressions of interest from sculptors. Prime Ministers Avenue The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of busts of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The busts are displayed as bronze portraits mounted on polished granite pedestals. It attracts thousands