Sculpture

Street Orderly Boy

Inscription

{On the main plinth:}
Street Orderly Boy presented to St Marylebone by Alderman David Isaacs, 1943
{On the lower plinth:}
Donato Barcaglia of Milan

Marble. "Street Orderly Boy" is an old name for a street cleaner - see Cat's Meat Shop for the job specification. This statue was placed here in 1943.

Site: Street Orderly Boy (1 memorial)

W1, Paddington Street Gardens

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Street Orderly Boy

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David Isaacs

Alderman in St Marylebone.  Ran a business as estate agent and surveyor in St...

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