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.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Westminster Library - head 3 - Chaucer
Poet and administrator. Whilst living in the Aldgate, as the ‘Comptroller of ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Old Westminster Library - head 3 - Chaucer
Westminster Public Library The united parishes of St Margaret and St John the...
We first thought Francis Bacon but he normally has more hair, and, so far, al...
The hair seems a bit too curly but the sad eyes are right.
These two relief roundels are above the two central third floor windows but even people who examine this facade may miss the royal visage...
The original sculpture was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and unveiled a year later by the late ANC president Oliver Tambo...
The building by E. R. Robson was erected for the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, founded in 1831 (the crest in the centre of...
The corridor with the two busts, plaque and glass display area is on the ground floor of the Hunter wing.
The arcade contains four modern busts, left to right: Pepys Cromwell Shakespeare Wren and a statue of Whittington to the left.
President of the 12th Executive Committee of London Chinatown Chinese Association. His name appears twice on the lion monument and it may be Uau or Yau.
Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Tourism / Traditions, China/Hong Kong
Actor, singer and dancer. Born into a large family in Berwick Street. Made her name in theatre and in the 30's was Britain's favourite musical film star. Post-war her career flagged but in 1963 s...
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