Plaque

Richard Ansdell

Inscription

Richard Ansdell, RA, 1815 - 1885, eminent Victorian painter, lived in Lytham House on this site, 1862 - 1884.

Actually Lytham House is thought to be the tall Victorian building to the west of the low 1950s building.

Site: Richmond College (2 memorials)

W8, St Alban's Grove, 1, Atlantic House

The American International University in London was established on Richmond Hill in 1972. This second campus was opened here in 1978.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Richard Ansdell

Subjects commemorated i

Lytham House

In 1852 Richard Ansdell, then resident in Victoria Road, built a second studi...

Read More

Richard Ansdell

Painter specialising in animals and genre scenes. Born Liverpool. c.1846 move...

Read More

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Richard Ansdell

Also at this site i

Marquess of Salisbury opens building

Marquess of Salisbury opens building

British History On-line gives "This part of the site was rebuilt in 1951–5 fo...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Tothill Fields Gate

Tothill Fields Gate

SW1, Little Sanctuary

IanVisits posted about this gate and included a map showing where the Bridewell used to be.

1 subject commemorated
Black Prince Road ceramics - plaque 04

Black Prince Road ceramics - plaque 04

SE11, Black Prince Road, Tunnel underneath railway bridge

These lovely ceramics plaques were installed some time in or before 2008. There are 12 oval ceramics of which 7 nos 1-7) are mosaic and r...

1 subject commemorated
Dwight D Eisenhower

Dwight D Eisenhower

SW1, St James's Square, 31, Norfolk House

June 2020: This building has been demolished and we anticipate another 'spreadsheet' block. Let's hope the plaques have been retained. 2...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Alienation Office

Alienation Office

EC4, King's Bench Walk, 3

"Act 5 and 6 Will. IV.Cap.82" refers to a legal instrument created during the reign of King William IV. Where else but the Temple would ...

3 subjects commemorated
Wilfrid Blunt

Wilfrid Blunt

SW1, Buckingham Gate, 15

The plaque has added an extra "t" to "Crabet".

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

Previously viewed

Yury Gagarin statue

Yury Gagarin statue

SE10, Greenwich Park, Physical Observatory

The statue, a gift via the British Council, to the UK from the Russian Space Agency, is a copy of an existing one outside Gagarin's forme...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
J. Wright & Son

J. Wright & Son

J. Wright & Son, Hiccinson & Co. Building contractors based in Hendon in 1926.

Group, Property

1 memorial
Coburg Dwellings

Coburg Dwellings

E1, Hardinge Street, Coburg Dwellings

There are four 'Mercers' Maidens' on the block. Next door is the Convent of Sisters of Mercy, which also has a maiden.

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Gary King

Gary King

SE1, Clink Street

Clink Wharf stands as a memorial to Gary King, 1957 - 2000, whose vision and commitment to building this wharf led to the redevelopment o...

1 subject commemorated
Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

Teddington Studios - Benny Hill

TW11, Broom Road, Teddington Studios

July 2015 The Mirror reported that 4 of these plaques (Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Sid James and Irene Handl) were stolen just prior to the...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator