W6, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith Carnegie Library
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door.
Erected in 1905, Carnegie Legacy confirms that, as for the Islington Library, the architect was Henry Hare and the sculptor was Schenck.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Milton statue - Hammersmith
Poet, essayist, playwright, historian, and diplomat. Born in the house called...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Milton statue - Hammersmith
Born Edinburgh to a German immigrant lithographer. Via Stoke on Trent he move...
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Milton statue - Hammersmith
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Ornamental Passions tells us "A pair of schoolchildren flanked each entrance, as was customary, but one pair was later transferred to St ...
Director General of the GLC 1973-84 and a Trustee of the Jubilee Walkway Trust 1977 - 2012. The Times have a photo of him with County Hall in the background, captioned: "Swaffield, pictured in Lon...
This bust is a 20th-century replica after Michael Rysbrack, 18th century.
The four Adam brothers: John (1721-1792, born Edinburgh), Robert - the important one, James and William, (1738-1822, suicide) together designed classical buildings. Father was an architect. Ini...
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