Plaque

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Inscription

The London Borough of Bromley
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1807 - 1889, artist & sculptor, designer of the prehistoric 'monsters' in Crystal Palace Park, lived here.

Hawkins lived here with his family 1856 - 1872.

Site: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1 memorial)

SE19, Belvedere Road, 22, Fossil Villa

Unique on LondonRemembers - a snow picture. Thank you, intrepid Gail!

Credit for this entry to: Gail Golding

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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Artist, sculptor. Born Devonshire Street. Designer of the prehistoric 'monste...

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London Borough of Bromley

Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.

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