{On the paper held by the girl:}
These statue's {sic} were decorated on behalf of Johnson Matthey.
1968 painted by A. Wallis
1975 " " "
1988 " " A. Wise
1994 " " P. Poole
EC1, Hatton Garden
Ornamental Passions tells us "A pair of schoolchildren flanked each entrance, as was customary, but one pair was later transferred to St Andrew."
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hatton Garden - charity girl
Possibly designed by Wren. Built by Lord Hatton following the loss of St And...
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Hatton Garden - charity girl
2023: Lionel Wright has drawn our attention to an error in this plaque: St A...
The sculptor Lesley Pover was commissioned by the Trafalgar Tavern to produce the statue for the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. ...
This belongs to the select group of seated London statues - see Peabody. The same sculptor has a standing statue of Brunel in Bristol, a...
Fourteen niches on the West Front remained empty since the Abbey was built until 1998 when they were filled. The lower four are filled wi...
The statue is a copy of one at Cassel, France. It was given by France and unveiled by the then Prince of Wales, who can be seen doing exa...
Winston Churchill wanted to unveil this statue but illness prevented.
Sir Hugh Neville owned the Manor of Leadenhall including his mansion Neville House. He set up a small food fair on the grounds in 1309 and this grew into Leadenhall Market. Which suggests it is jus...
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
Founded in 1856 by Dr. Sherard Freeman Statham (dismissed from University College Hospital for smacking a patient's bottom) at 11 York Road (later York Way), and expanded into numbers 9 and 10. 18...
Founded by Edward VI in the remains of Greyfriars Monastery for the education of poor children. The first pupils arrived in November 1552. In 1682 Sir Robert Clayton erected much of the building, d...
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