1831 1907
William Whiteley
{On ribbon:}
labora et vive {Latin for: work and live}
{At lower right:}
Geo. Frampton RA, 1915
KT12, Whiteley Village
The Listing text says the statue and the relief are of copper, not the more usual bronze. The front of the plinth below the seated lady supports (top to bottom): the relief; the plaque; the foundation stone. The biographical plaque is on the back.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust
Entrepreneur and founder of Whiteley's department store on Queensway, now Whi...
A retirement village created with a bequest from William Whiteley. A charitab...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill,...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust
This foundation stone was laid by the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Art...
William Whiteley, the founder of this Trust, was born at Agbrigg, Yorks on th...
Maybe on an overcast day it would be possible to photograph the north facing ...
When this pub was built in 1892 the Duke of Cumberland was Ernest Augustus, the 3rd Duke, who while crown prince of Hanover was also a li...
There are actually 2 busts (identical we think): one facing into the square and one facing out on the traffic.
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...
This building, 1896, designed by Ewan Christian, has 18 busts contained in medallions around the top of the facades. Starting at the east...
We've numbered these heads left to right and identified them ourselves. Do let us know if you think otherwise. The building is very plain...
Poet. Born Lombard Street. A childhood illness left him only 4 and a half feet tall, hunchbacked, crippled and with chronic pain. Best known for his satirical poems. Also a wit: "And all who told...
Born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, at White Lodge in Richmond Park. Known to friends and family as David. Reigned 20 January - 10 December 1936 when he abdicated in favo...
Stated mission: "To serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession."
First performed at the Blitz Club on 5 December 1979.Wikipedia informs: "'Spandau Ballet' was slang used by Allied troops in the trenches in the First World War referring to the twitching of the co...
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