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Emily Young

Categories: Sculpture

Sculptor. Born London, grand-daughter of Kathleen Scott. Possibly the inspiration for the song 'See Emily Play', written by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett. Her most visible work in London is the series of 5 heads on pillars in Paternoster Row, at the west end of St Pauls.

2019: The Evening Standard reported that one of her heads was being fought over.

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Emily Young

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Bombs 7/7/05 - St Pancras church sculpture

Seeing as how this face has only one eye, and it's closed, the quotation seem...

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Charles Samuel Kelsey

Charles Samuel Kelsey

His father, James Kelsey, was also a sculptor.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
H. Young & Co.

H. Young & Co.

Foundry opened in Eccleston Street, Pimlico.

Group, Industry, Sculpture

3 memorials
Samuel Joseph

Samuel Joseph

It seems he was a member of the Phrenological Society which makes some sense for a portrait sculptor.

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
Gary Breeze

Gary Breeze

Stonemason. Born Essex.

Person, Sculpture

4 memorials
Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Sculptor. Philip Henry Christopher Jackson was born Inverness. Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex. Other works: giant equestrian artwork of the Queen, erected in Windsor Great Park, to celebrate her g...

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

13 memorials

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Penfold pillar boxes

Penfold pillar boxes

Designed by John Penfold. They are distinguished by their hexagonal shape, with an acanthus bud on top. The originals were made by Cochrane & Co of Dudley, Worcestershire, and later replicas by...

Place, Craft / Design

2 memorials
John Barnes
War dead, WW1
1 memorial