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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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Gilbert Bayes

Gilbert Bayes

Born 6 Oval Road, Camden Town. Also did the bronze group with clock at the entrance to Selfridges; Oxford Street (1928); the lovely sculptural work on 1 Wigmore Street (1925) as shown at Ornamental...

Person, Sculpture

11 memorials
Michael Black

Michael Black

Sculptor, based in Oxford  active around 1971 - 85. 2023: We were sorry to receive this from Tiffany Black, Michael's daughter: "I am writing to let you know that Michael Black who sculpted the Cr...

Person, Sculpture

2 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
W. S. Frith

W. S. Frith

Sculptor. William Silver Frith. Born Leicester. Other London work: Metropolitan Life Assurance Company building in Moorgate; Imperial College, South Kensington,; Two Temple Place.

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials

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Norwegian Embassy

Norwegian Embassy

SW1, Belgrave Square, 25

Either side of the front door are two small relief friezes of cherubs doing things cherubicly.  On one side they are painting, sculpting ...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Clarendon Arch

Clarendon Arch

The New River had to be carried over Salmon's Brook (now dry).  To do this a 660-feet long lead-lined wooden aqueduct was built in 1608-13, known as the Bush Hill Frame.  At the same time a bridge ...

Building, Engineering

2 memorials