Inscription
Pepys
Site: Guildhall - 5 famous Londoners (5 memorials)
EC2, Guildhall Yard, Guildhall
The arcade contains four modern busts, left to right:
Pepys
Cromwell
Shakespeare
Wren
and a statue of Whittington to the left.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Pepys bust
Subjects commemorated i
Samuel Pepys
Diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty. Born Salisbury Court, where his fath...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Pepys bust
Created by i
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Guildhall - Pepys bust
Also at this site i
Guildhall - Whittington statue
Dick stands in front of a milestone showing he is in Highgate (3 miles from L...
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1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
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Guildhall - Cromwell bust
EC2, Guildhall Yard, Guildhall
The arcade contains four modern busts, left to right: Pepys Cromwell Shakespeare Wren and a statue of Whittington to the left.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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