Person    | Male  Born 8/2/1807  Died 27/1/1889

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Categories: Art, Sculpture

Artist, sculptor. Born Devonshire Street. Designer of the prehistoric 'monsters' original made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park but now in Crystal Palace Park. They were moved here with the Crystal Palace in 1854. Died at 60 Erpingham Road, Putney.

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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Hawkins lived here with his family 1856 - 1872.

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Antoine Watteau

Antoine Watteau

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Children of the Will Crooks Estate

Children of the Will Crooks Estate

Participants in the creation of the Will Crooks mural.

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Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes

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Stephen Bird

Stephen Bird

Artist/designer/craft-person.  Born Stoke-on-Trent.  Initially we could find no information about "S. Bird" but Andrew Behan was more successful so we have him to thank for this page.

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3 memorials