London Pride. Frank Dobson CBE, RA. 1886 - 1963. Commissioned for The Festival of Britain 1951. Given by Mary Dobson 1987 and placed on the South Bank. Assisted generously by Lynton Property & Reversionary Plc and The Henry Moore Foundation.
Arts Council of Great Britain.
SE1, Queen's Walk
On the South Bank riverfront, between the Royal National Theatre and the river.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - London Pride
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - London Pride
1940 the Committee for Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was set up ...
Sculptor. CBE, RA. Born at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, Londo...
The plaque is laid into the paving to the east of the fruit. Reading our photo left to right: Soursop, Custard Apple, Breadfruit. The G...
Admiring these charming toy-like cannons we realised they could be taken as a memorial to the use of this site for firing practice.
Modelled on the statue of Dioscuri in Rome. A gay friend of ours is fond of quoting Larry Olivier on this statue: "the best arse in Lond...
Is there a verb "to sculpture"? The tableau panels, the "achievements of the local enthusiasts", are on the road-facing side of this mon...
On their withdrawal the French deliberately destroyed their cannons. The Spanish must have retrieved and restored this mortar before pre...