At one time the pub was owned by Thomas and John Shakespeare, who liked to think they were related to the man himself. The statue dates back to about 1910 and lost a hand to a WW2 bomb.
W1, Carnaby Street, Shakespeare's Head pub
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare's Head
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at some point. The Worshipful Company of Grocers' website mentio...
Morris lived very nearby in The Red House for 5 years. This bust was unveiled to mark the centenary of his death.
The three central first floor windows of the Strand Block of Somerset House are each topped, below their pediment, with a relief portrait...
The foundation stone is immediately to the right of the central entrance. Above the entrance: "Westminster Public Library, The united pa...
Building erected in 1883 by George Attenborough for his jewellery and pawn-broking business, Attenborough and Sons. Architects: Archer an...
A computer expert, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 33. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Omofela Rasak Ladipo was British citizen who was born on 16 April 1966...
Lord Haldane, 1856 - 1928, statesman, lawyer and philosopher, lived here. London County Council
"Not by bread alone doth man live" x To commemorate the generous hospitality of the Oratory Fathers, whereby the f...
Miss {Elizabeth} H. E. Hope-Clarke of Wimbledon, inspired by her own damaged silver thimble, started collecting damaged or unwanted thimbles and other trinkets to contribute to the war effort. She...
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