EC2, St Botolph’s Church Hall, Bishopsgate
This building was originally the School House, begun in 1821 by Sir William Rawlins.
From Spitalfields Life 2014 we learn that: Many layers of paint were removed from the statues and they are now kept inside the building, behind glass. The statues in the niches are replicas.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Botolph’s - charity girl
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Botolph’s - charity girl
The monument, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by George Gilbert Scott, was built 1864-72, and the statue of Albert was instal...
Such a sad and touching subject, these children can't fail but bring to mind the many thousands of children who did not survive. The scul...
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door. Erected in 1905, Carnegi...
Millais helped found the Tate Gallery in the building behind. Peter Duby points out that this statue is unusual in that it incorporate...
The 'statue' represents his passion for cycling. It is topped by a cormorant, a bird that frequents the dock area.
