Peace Crane

Peace Crane

NW6, Maygrove Road, Maygrove Peace Park

A photo on a nearby information board shows the statue surrounded by children and with a plaque on the front. We believe that the plaque ...

Civilian war dead | WW2
3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Castle Tavern - EC2

Castle Tavern - EC2

EC2, Gresham Street, 11

Odd that 'castle' lacks a capital letter. The text and the framing for this sculpture are modern. It would be interesting to know where i...

1 subject commemorated
Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue

Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue

N19, Magdala Avenue, Whittington Hospital

London Post has drawings for the sculpture and informs "16 pieces of granite, and is 7ft high x 7ft wide to commemorate the 7 decades of ...

2 subjects commemorated, 6 creators
Wheeler's lion

Wheeler's lion

N22, Boating lake cafe, Alexandra Palace

A nearby information board informs: "A lion for London. Documents recently unearthed from the AP archives have revealed the origins of Le...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - back

Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - back

EC1, Newgate Street

"On Quitting School" (sometimes "On Leaving School") is a sonnet by Coleridge, aged 18, dedicated to saying goodbye to Christ's Hospital ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front

Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front

EC1, Newgate Street

The children are marching out of the background, become older and fully 3D at the front. The younger kids, towards the end of the line, w...

4 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Victims of sexual violence

Victims of sexual violence

SW1, St James's Square

"Mother and Child" was created by Hawkins and was commissioned by Justice for Lai Dai Han, a group campaigning for an independent UN-led ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Woking Martian Cylinder

Woking Martian Cylinder

GU21, Crown Square, Woking

The web address no longer has Wells' material on it, but the Guardian reported on the 2016 Woking celebrations of the  150th anniversary ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
The Woking Martian

The Woking Martian

GU21, Crown Square, Woking

Around the sculpture are several pavement slabs representing the bacteria, which were the downfall of the Martians.

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Anchor Iron Wharf - history

Anchor Iron Wharf - history

SE10, Ballast Quay, By 4 - 6

{On the base of the monument:} Anchor Iron Wharf In 964 King Edgar granted this land to the abbey of St Peter's in Ghent, Flanders. Henry...

10 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
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