W9, Randolph Avenue, Warrington Hotel
The busts are on the Randolph Avenue elevation, at first floor level. We've numbered them left to right. The listing text mentions the busts but doesn't provide any information, not even ID.
The pigeon protection makes photography difficult, but we are guessing they are a pair of 18th century composers: Handel and Bach. If you have other ideas or, better still, some information, please contact us.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
These roundels, below the second floor windows, are numbered from the left. Under other windows are: "T. C. C.", "1868", "H.H.". Number ...
Building erected in 1883 by George Attenborough for his jewellery and pawn-broking business, Attenborough and Sons. Architects: Archer an...
Unusually neither of the memorials is visible in our photo of the location, but we hope you agree that the house is worthy of a picture f...
The building is Grade II listed, a terrace of Bath stone buildings incorporating gateway to Dean's Yard. 1853-54 by Sir George Gilbert Sc...
These 4 portrait medallions are above the ground floor windows. We have numbered them left to right (west to east); two men and two women...
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
Poet Laureate 1972 - 1984. Conservation campaigner. Credited with saving the Midland Grand Hotel (now St Pancras Chambers) and the station at St Pancras from demolition and helping to achieve their...
Above the door on the left is inscribed "1892". On the south face of this building are 4 inscribed stones laid by (left to right) JC Ran...
Physician, philanthropist, abolitionist and entomologist. Born British Virgin Islands into a Quaker family. Aged 6 was sent to England to be educated. Came to London in 1766 to train at St Thomas' ...
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