Sculptor. Born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Much admired in his day, his work can be seen at St Paul's and at Westminster Abbey. In 1729, leaving a tavern at Christmas, he slipped and broke his leg. This was badly set and, after a long illness, he died. We understand that the Queen Anne statue in SW1 is a copy of that at St Pauls, and the one in Kingston, also by Bird, is a different statue.
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Henry VIII statue
This is apparently the only statue of King Henry the VIII on public display i...
Queen Anne statue, St Paul's
The 4 female figures around the base represent: Britannia, France, America, I...
Queen Anne Statue - SW1
Made for the portico of St Mary-le-Strand but it was never erected there. It ...
Other Subjects
David Wynne
Sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits. Born London. Other work in London includes: Girl with a Dolphin 1975 (before Boy with a Dophin) near Tower Bridge, (London Details for photos), Dancer w...
2 memorials
1 memorial
1 memorial
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
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...
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
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Patty Astley
Wife of Philip; see there for more info. We cannot be certain that the image represents Patty.
1 memorial
Queen Victoria statue - Victoria Square
SW1, Victoria Square, Private Garden
The bronze statue depicts the Queen as she would have looked when she started her reign, in 1837, and when the square was first laid out,...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Oddfellows Hall Clapham
Originally opened by the Baptists as the Ebenezer Chapel, with the adjoining building, (the manse), known as the Ebenezer Cottage. Within a few years the Baptists moved elsewhere, and the chapel wa...
1 memorial
Ralph Humberstone
Ralph Humberstone, originally from Horncastle, Lincolnshire, died, aged about 50 years, on 18 November 1987 in the King's Cross Underground Station fire. His body was identified by a publican from...
1 memorial
193 Fleet Street - 8 - Donatello
EC4, Fleet Street, 193
Building erected in 1883 by George Attenborough for his jewellery and pawn-broking business, Attenborough and Sons. Architects: Archer an...
1 subject commemorated
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