Statue

Whittington statue - EC3

Erection date: 1844

Statue on the right. Ornamental Passions has some information. Felbridge History gives a 'Joseph Carew' as the sculptor of another statue of Whittington - see the Highgate page for more information.

Site: Royal Exchange - 2 statues (2 memorials)

EC3, Threadneedle Street

See the gate in our photo? London Details have provided a brief history of the Royal Exchange building and examined this gate in detail. There we learn that the splendid ironwork was provided by H. & M. D. Grissell, the 1841-58 partnership of Henry and his brother Martin De La Garde Grissell. We think this is the Henry Grissell who was on the Parochial schools committee for Holy Trinity, Hoxton. The dates and location are right.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Whittington statue - EC3

Subjects commemorated i

Dick Whittington

Born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, second son of a wealthy man. Thrice Lord M...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Whittington statue - EC3

Created by i

John Carew

Sculptor. Born Tramore, Ireland, as John Edward Carew.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Whittington statue - EC3

Also at this site i

Myddelton statue - EC3

Myddelton statue - EC3

Statue on the left.  Ornamental Passions has some information.

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