Bust

Henry Charles Stephens - bust

Erection date: 1895

Inscription

{Plaque on the left of the bust:}
This is a replica of the bust of Henry C. Stephens by H. H. Armstead, R.A. and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1895. The original is at Cholderton Lodge and this replica was sculptured in bronze resin by Judy Wiseman of Nether Street, Finchley by kind permission of Henry Edmunds. The Stephens Collection acknowledge the grant from the Milly Apthorp Trust that enabled this replica to be made.

{Plaque below the bust:}
Avenue House & grounds were the gift of the late H. C. Stephens Esq July 1918.
Borough of Finchley

The bust is in the entrance to Stephens House.

Site: Henry Charles Stephens (2 memorials)

N3, East End Road, Stephens House

This building was Stephens' home, Avenue House. It is now known as Stephens House and Gardens, and contains a small museum. The Gardens contain a statue of Spike Milligan who lived locally and actively supported the local community.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Henry Charles Stephens - bust

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Henry Charles Stephens

Businessman and politician. Born at 71 York Road, Lambeth (demolished), the s...

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Milly Apthorp Trust

Founded by Milly Apthorp and her son John, as a grant-giving benevolent fund....

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Henry Hugh Armstead

Sculptor and illustrator. Born Bloomsbury. Executed a large number of public ...

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Henry Edmunds

Owner of the Cholderton Estate. He is the great-grandson of Henry Charles Ste...

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Judy Wiseman

Sculptor, of Nether Street, Finchley.

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Henry Charles Stephens - plaque

Henry Charles Stephens - plaque

2017: The plaque is no longer here (our photograph of it was taken some years...

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