Member of the Royal Academy (known as Jim), a noted sculptor, especially in wood. Other work: Yew wood carving of the figure of Christ the Redeemer in the Wells Cathedral (1955), Adam & Eve in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace at Wells Cathedral. Ornamental Passions has found a fountain by Clack in Green Park.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Estcourt J. Clack
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Charles Dickens relief
The characters represented in the mural are, left to right, top line: Scrooge...
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Denys Mitchell
Sculptor. Buy Design reports that Mitchell died in August 2015.
Bronislaw Wojciech Niedbala
Born Poland. His workshop was in Mitcham Goods Yard. 2015: Niedbala’s son, Marek, wrote to say that “When WWII started he was taken to a Russian work camp in Siberia then spent the duration in ...
John Thomas
Born Gloucestershire. A prolific Victorian sculptor. The splendid Speel gives this list of other works in London: pediment of Paddington Station Great Western Hotel; decorative work on the piers o...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Poet, writer, artist and gardener. Born in the Bahamas to Scottish parents and brought up in Scotland. Studied at Glasgow School of Art. Combined his interests by installing concrete poetry in his ...
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London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
Collins Music Hall
As Sam Vagg (1827-65) he was a chimney sweep but as Sam Collins he was an "Irish" singer. In 1862 he took over the Lansdowne Arms, turned it into a music hall and renamed it after himself. Sam died...
Patricia Penn (Penny)
Patricia Rosemary Anderton Penn was born on 13 November 1914 in Battersea, the third daughter of William Arthur Penn (1876-1945) and Jane Winifred Penn née Hartley (1875-1923). Her father had been ...
Royal Northern Gardens gates
N7, Manor Gardens, Royal Northern Gardens
An information board, just to the right of our photo, says: "Royal Northern Gardens occupies part of the old Royal Northern Hospital sit...
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