Sculptor. Born Brixton. Studied in Berlin. Died at King's College Hospital. We know of only two works displayed in the open in London: the two memorials listed here: Victoria and the Temple Bar griffin.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Charles Bell Birch
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Queen Victoria statue - Blackfriars
{On the front of the plinth in gilded lettering:} Victoria R.I. 1896 {for "Vi...
Temple Bar memorial
{On the frieze at the top of the monument, above the columns, text runs aroun...
Whittington statuette - Felbridge
The statuette shows Whittington in the same pose as that of the Felbridge Car...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
1 memorial
Michael Rysbrack
Also known as John Michael or Johannes Michel or Jan Michiel Rysbrach or Rijsbrack. Born Antwerp (which probably explains the confusion). Sculptor of busts and funerary monuments of many prominent...
4 memorials
William Robert Colton
Sculptor. Born Paris but came to England early and made his home in London. The only other public work in London that we know of is the 1897 Mermaid Fountain or Little Nell, in Hyde Park, just nor...
1 memorial
Robert Dean
Robert Lee Dean, Jnr was born on 13 October 1929 in Byars, Oklahoma, USA and died, aged 87 years, on 9 April 2017 in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA. His obituary gives many details of his life.
1 memorial
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Sir Henry Irving
Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near poverty and was afflicted with a pronounced speech impediment. The first actor to be knighted. 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyc...
8 memorials
Edith Mansell-Moullin
Suffragist of Welsh heritage and social activist. Proud of her Welsh roots, she founded the Cymric Suffrage Union, which was dedicated to gaining the vote for Welsh women. She was the co-organizer ...
1 memorial
James Wagstaff
Churchwarden, 1855. Caroline's Miscellany has a post about Wagstaff. Watch out for his Facebook page - coming soon.
2 memorials
2 memorials
John Lindley
Botanist and horticulturist. Born at Catton, near Norwich. He was appointed assistant secretary to the Horticultural Sociery of London in 1827, and in 1827 was Professor of Botany at University Col...
1 memorial
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