Born Dublin. Works include: Albert and the group Asia, both at the Albert Memorial, After Foley's death the statue of Albert was finished by his assistant Thomas Brock. Died at home, The Priory, Upper Terrace, Hampstead.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John H. Foley
Commemorated ati
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John H. Foley
Creations i
Albert Memorial - Prince Albert
The bronze statue of Albert was originally gilded but this was removed in WW1...
Michael Faraday statue
In his right hand he holds an induction coil. The marble original of this sta...
Sidney Herbert - statue
This statue was made in 1866 and erected in front of the War Office, then at ...
Other Subjects
Thomas H. Wren
From Bonhams: Wren was apprenticed at the Compton pottery set up by Mary Watts. After her husband's death Wren was commissioned to produce the memorial relief for Postman's Park and also, after a d...
Leslie Cubitt Bevis
Sculptor. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Leslie Cubitt Bevis was born on 29 May 1892 in Maidstone, Kent, the youngest of the three children of William Fish Foster Bevis (1860-1946)...
Frederick E. E. Schenck
Born Edinburgh to a German immigrant lithographer. Via Stoke on Trent he moved to London in 1888. Often worked with the architect Henry Hare. Speel provides a lot of information including that Sche...
Michael Ayrton
Artist and writer. Born 3 Hamilton Terrace. Other work by Ayrton in London: Minotaur at London Wall. Died at his London flat. Our picture is a self portrait from 1966.
Previously viewed
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Naval officer, administrator and trainer. Born Staffordshire. Defeated the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. Recognised the potential of the young Nelson and brought him on....
Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, Lord Fairhaven
Known as Huttleston (and he sometimes spelt this as Huddleston - tut, these toffs, huh!). Born Fairhaven, Massachusetts, eldest son of Urban Hanlon Broughton and his wife Cara. Created 1st Baron ...
Croydon tram derailment
The tram carrying 69 passengers, had left New Addington bound for Wimbledon. At 6.07 a.m. as it approached Sandilands station on a sharp bend, it overturned on its right side. Seven passengers were...
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...