Bust

Guildhall - Shakespeare bust

Site: Guildhall - 5 famous Londoners (5 memorials)

EC2, Guildhall Yard, Guildhall

The arcade contains four modern busts, left to right:
Pepys
Cromwell
Shakespeare
Wren
and a statue of Whittington to the left.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Shakespeare bust

Subjects commemorated i

William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Shakespeare bust

Created by i

Tim Crawley

Active in 2006.

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Shakespeare bust

Also at this site i

Guildhall - Whittington statue

Guildhall - Whittington statue

Dick stands in front of a milestone showing he is in Highgate (3 miles from L...

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