Architect and sculptor. Born Danzig. Arrived in England via the Kindertransport. Active in 2006. Art Forum obit. Born in what was then Danzig and is now Gdansk, Poland. Meisler was himself one of the children who travelled on the last Kindertransport train out of his home city. He grew up in England and moved to Israel in 1956.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Frank Meisler
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Kindertransport - Meisler
Such a sad and touching subject, these children can't fail but bring to mind ...
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Benedict O'Looney Architects
Firm of architects. They have worked on the Peckham and Croydon mosques and the restoration of Peckham Rye Station. Years ago we joined an excellent architectural walk examining Edwardian buildings...
1 memorial
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
Architectural historian and author of "The Buildings of England". Born in Leipzig, Germany. Hitler's rise to power caused him to move to London in 1935. Buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's a...
2 memorials
Sir Aston Webb
Also designed the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace (Londonist has a good post about this), the entrance façade to the V&A Museum, Admiralty Arch and the French Huguenot Church in Soho Square.
6 memorials
Studio Weave
A London-based idiosyncratic architecture practice. The picture we have used is from their page about the Aldgate project.
1 memorial
Samuel William Iron
Architect active in 1877. We can find no information about him, which is unusual for architects.
1 memorial
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Bowler plaque - Shuttle and Bobbins
E1, Folgate Street
The plaque shows a shuttle and two bobbins, representing the local weaving trade. It is placed close to Dennis Severs' House and was made...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Sir John Cass's Foundation
From the picture source website: "In 1710 Cass set up a school for 50 boys and 40 girls in buildings in the churchyard of St Botolph-without-Aldgate. Intending to leave all his property to the scho...
4 memorials
Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles, OBE
Born into an elite horsey family, close to the royals. 1960 commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards and stayed in the mounted services for much of his military career, based at Hyde Park Barracks....
1 memorial
Those from Indian Sub-continent, Africa & Caribbean who fought with Britain in the 2 world wars
5 million volunteers.
Group, Africa, Caribbean Islands, India, Indian Sub-continent, Pakistan
1 memorial
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