Bust: Old Westminster Library - head 1 - Spenser
We first thought Francis Bacon but he normally has more hair, and, so far, all the heads are literary rather than scientific.
Site: Old Westminster Library - 6 heads (7 memorials)
SW1, Great Smith Street
The foundation stone is immediately to the right of the central entrance.
Above the entrance: "Westminster Public Library, The united parishes of St Margaret and St John the Evangelist, AD 1893". In 1985 this building was threatened with demolition and was only saved by a campaign which brought about the Thorney Island Society.
The Listing identifies the heads for us, and we've numbered them left to right.
Go to map of other memorials in this area
