Bust

Shakespeare bust - Wyndham's

This bust, high up in the pediment, is supported on each side by a muse, in the usual flimsy garb.

Site: Wyndham's Theatre (2 memorials)

WC2, Charing Cross Road, Wyndham's Theatre

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare bust - Wyndham's

Subjects commemorated i

William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare bust - Wyndham's

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Wyndham's Theatre

Wyndham's Theatre

Wyndham's Theatre was built for Mary Moore and Charles Wyndham in 1899. Arch...

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