Erection date: 1877
{On the front of the plinth:}
John Fox Burgoyne, Field-Marshal. C.C.B. Born 1782 - died 1871.
Erected by his brother officers of Royal Engineers.
"How youngly he began to serve his country, how long continued" Coriolanus.
The quote is from Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
SW1, Waterloo Place
This statue and that opposite, of Lawrence, form a pair: by the same sculptor, with the same Shakespearian quote.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Fox Burgoyne
Born London, illegitimate son of General John Burgoyne. Served in Ireland as ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Fox Burgoyne
Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in ...
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
Unveiled by Harold Macmillan.
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The bronze statue depicts the Queen as she would have looked when she started her reign, in 1837, and when the square was first laid out,...
{On a nearby bench:} Plaque 1:The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community celebrate Sustrans winning a nationwide vo...
Myddelton holds a map of the New River in one hand and a spade in the other. Unveiled by Gladstone. The facial features of this memorial...
Founded to focus attention on the historic environment of the borough and to record, preserve and enhance its historic buildings.
Casting foundry based at the Limehouse Basin. It provides a service to artists who wish to cast their original sculptures in bronze or aluminium. Owned and run by Mark Kennedy.
Writer, shopkeeper and socialite. Born on a slave ship bound for the West Indies (his birth year is approximate). His first name was Charles, but he was baptised Ignatius. His mother died soon afte...
Architect. Son of architect George Hall and father of architect Edwin S. Hall. His master-work (with his son) is surely Liberty's though he is also known for a number of hospitals, including the Ho...
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