Founder based in Thames Ditton. From Exploring Surrey's Past: The foundry was established in Summer Road, Thames Ditton, in 1874 by Cox and Sons, ecclesiastical suppliers, to cast ornaments and statues in bronze, and the hand operated gantry crane, which moved the entire foundry floor to facilitate all major lifting work, was an integral part of the building constructed for this work. The business, which produced a large number of major castings, became Drew and Co in 1880, then Moore and Co in 1883, and was taken over by A J Hollinshead and A B Burton in 1897, and after the former's death in 1902 acquired the title of A B Burton, which it retained until his death in 1933. Burton's son in law, L R Tricker, closed the business and sold the foundry in 1939, when it seemed likely that it would be taken over for munitions manufacture. Thereafter it was used by London Metal Warehouses for making industrial castings, and then by Metal Centres Ltd, as a metal warehouse, until 1971/2 when it was sold to the District Council. The foundry was demolished in 1976 and the crane removed for preservation by the Surrey Archaeological Society.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
A. B. Burton Foundry
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Emmeline Pankhurst monument
Walker sculpted the statue, Baker designed the plinth. Unveiled by Baldwin. ...
George, Duke of Cambridge
We love that "etc." for his string of honours. Reddit have a magnificent phot...
Imperial Camel Corps
The sculptor was also a member of the corps. Unveiled by Chetwode. For anothe...
Kitchener statue
{On the front of the plinth:} Kitchener, 1850 - 1916 {On the front of the lo...
Physical Energy
{On a plaque laid into the ground in front of the statue:} George Frederic Wa...
Other Subjects
Edward Massey
Clockmaker. From a family of clockmakers. Baptized in 1768 in Staffordshire (which, if true, makes the birth date on the plaque wrong).
John Hutton
Glass engraver. Born New Zealand. Moved to London as a young artist. Best known for work at Coventry Cathedral, where he is buried.
Madame Tussaud
Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty...
The King's Road
It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...
Sulloniacae
Roman pottery, also called Sulloniacis. It is known only from an entry in the 'Antonine Itinerary', (a listing of routes and facilities in the Roman Empire). There is some doubt as to the authentic...
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Fairfield Works
E3, Fairfield Road, Bow Quarter, Arlington Building
This plaque was lost sometime July 2021 - August 2022.
Hackney Council
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington, all three of which had been created in 1900. Previously they had been paris...
Tower Liberty
EC3, Tower Hill, Wakefield Gardens
We normally rotate our memorial pictures as necessary to make sure the statues are standing upright and the plaques can be read without f...
John Thurloe
Cromwell's Secretary of State 1652. Bencher of Lincoln's Inn 1654.Born Essex, died in his chambers in Lincoln's Inn and was buried in the chapel.