Person    | Male  Born 1880  Died 1943

L. S. Merrifield

Categories: Sculpture

L. S. Merrifield

Sculptor. Leonard Stanford Merrifield was born in Gloucestershire. After training he lived in London (and was based in Chelsea for at least some of the time). Speel reviews his work. His statue of Trevithick is in Camborne, Cornwall.

Alamy have a photo of Merrifield with the Richard Trevithick plaque in a workshop. 

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L. S. Merrifield

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Richard Trevithick

The world’s first passenger-carrying railway was opened in Euston Square, or ...

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John Wesley Seale

John Wesley Seale

Sculptor. Born Wiltshire. His son, J. H. G. and his grandsons, J. H. and A. B., all became sculptors. John Wesley died at home, Swiss Cottage, Jardin Street, Albany Road, Camberwell.

Person, Sculpture

19 memorials
Paul Day

Paul Day

Sculptor. Best known work (you love it or you hate it) is the huge statue (which we do not love) at St Pancras station with the deep relief frieze around the eye level plinth (we do love that), whi...

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
Martin Ludlow

Martin Ludlow

Sculptor.  From minutes of the Trustees committee: "Martin was the visionary, designer, sculptor, diplomat, executor and custodian of the Flame. He, alone in Methodism, was able to carry this off w...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Leon-Joseph Chavalliaud / Chavaillaud

Leon-Joseph Chavalliaud / Chavaillaud

Sculptor.  Born Reims France.  Came to Britain in 1890s and stayed for fifteen years living in Brixton.  Died France.

Person, Sculpture, France

2 memorials
Caius Gabriel Cibber

Caius Gabriel Cibber

Sculptor. Born Denmark.  Came to England in about 1655 and arrived in London by 1660. Also carved the amazing statues of Melancholy and Raving Madness that used to adorn the entrance gates of Bethl...

Person, Sculpture, Denmark

4 memorials

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Oliver Wheatley

Oliver Wheatley

For some more of his work in London see the ever excellent Ornamental Passions.

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
Duane Beeson

Duane Beeson

Lieutenant Colonel Duane Willard Beeson was born on 16 July 1921 in Boise, Idaho, USA, the son of Carl Beeson (1889-1964) and Zelda K. Beeson née Parsons (1891-1987). Our Picture Source and his Wi...

Person, Armed Forces, Canada, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Great Storm of 1987

Great Storm of 1987

In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever.  22 people were killed in Englan...

Event, Tragedy

11 memorials
St Mary Woolnoth

St Mary Woolnoth

Has a strong historical connection with the abolitionist movement of the 18th and 19th centuries.  Rev John Newton, a slave-trader turned preacher and abolitionist, was rector 1780 – 1807.  Carolin...

Building, Race Issues, Religion

1 memorial