Inscription
1951
Site: Festival of Britain in Oxford Street (3 memorials)
W1, Oxford Street, 213
This building was put up in 1951 by architects Ronald Ward and Partners. Ornamental Passions has an excellent report on the building.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - Symbol
Subjects commemorated i
Festival of Britain
'A tonic for the Nation', The Festival was intended to cheer us all up after ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Festival of Britain - Symbol
Also at this site i
Festival of Britain - Arts
The relief shows the Royal Festival Hall, surrounded by a violin, saxophone, ...
Festival of Britain - Science
The relief shows a pair of compasses, globe, hour-glass, rolled document, anc...
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Lloyds of London 1958 building
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1 creator
Bethnal Green Housing Association - Lennox House
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1 subject commemorated
Faraday on the ICI building entrance doors
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Sir Douglas Bader
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Wilfred Wood, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 28 October 1918, age 21, while serving in the Northumberland Fusiliers. "When the advance was held up he ran forward firing his Lewis gun from the hip, he captured...
War served, WW1
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Samuel Joseph
It seems he was a member of the Phrenological Society which makes some sense for a portrait sculptor.
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War dead, WW2
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Saki
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Hector Hugh Munro, alias Saki, 1870 - 1916, short story writer, lived here. English Heritage
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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