Imperial Hotel - statue 10
WC1, Russell Square
On this site there used to be a sister hotel to Hotel Russell, also designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolish...
1 creator
Imperial Hotel - statue 02 - Shakespeare
WC1, Russell Square
Beard, balding head . . and the stance and outfit are very similar to those of the Scheemakers statue.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Eisenhower statue
W1, Grosvenor Square
Portland stone plinth. Bronze statue. Unveiled by Mrs Thatcher and Charles Price. Note that Eisenhower was raised in Kansas City, hence t...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Roosevelt statue
W1, Grosvenor Square
This is a rare representation of Roosevelt standing, albeit with a stick. A notice board informs: "This memorial represents contributions...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Duke of York's column
SW1, Carlton House Terrace
Bronze statue by Westmacott of "The Grand Old Duke of York" of nursery rhyme fame. Funds for the statue were raised by stopping one day's...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Henry VIII statue
EC1, West Smithfield, St Bartholomew's Hospital
This is apparently the only statue of King Henry the VIII on public display in London It was erected in this new gatehouse in 1702 to ack...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
King George I statue, WC1
WC1, Bloomsbury Way, St George's Church
The spire is an astonishing sight, one of our London favourites. It is a tall stepped pyramid with 24 steps topped with a statue of King ...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Sir John Soane statue
EC2, Lothbury, Bank of England
Soane designed the Bank of England in 1793. It was rebuilt between the wars and little of Soane's acclaimed design remains; there is this...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Hatton Garden - charity girl
EC1, Hatton Garden
Ornamental Passions tells us "A pair of schoolchildren flanked each entrance, as was customary, but one pair was later transferred to St ...
2 subjects commemorated
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