W6, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith Carnegie Library
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door.
Erected in 1905, Carnegie Legacy confirms that, as for the Islington Library, the architect was Henry Hare and the sculptor was Schenck.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is often given as the 23...
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Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
Born Edinburgh to a German immigrant lithographer. Via Stoke on Trent he move...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
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The monument, commissioned by Queen Victoria and designed by George Gilbert Scott, was built 1864-72, and the statue of Albert was instal...
Yet anonther lazy London statue - see Peabody for our log of all the seated statues that we've found. The sculpture is by Watts, with Bo...
