Erection date: 1845
Site: Sir Thomas Gresham statue (1 memorial)
EC3, Royal Exchange Buildings, Royal Exchange campanile
The campanile where this statue is sited is 177 feet high.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sir Thomas Gresham statue
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Sir Thomas Gresham
Created the Royal Exchange in 1566 where the Gresham family crest, a grasshop...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sir Thomas Gresham statue
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William Behnes
Born London but brought up in Dublin. Very successful and prolific sculptor ...
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