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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Francis Bird
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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
Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones
Born Aberdeen. Winner of the Prix de Rome. Other work in London includes the 1963 Joy of Life group in the Hyde Park fountain, pictured by Ornamental Passions.
1 memorial
Keith Bowler
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...
22 memorials
Les Johnson
Sculptor. Born and studied in Australia then came to Britain.
2 memorials
Richard Kindersley
Sculptor and lettering artist, following his father's David's path. Other London work includes the unusual 'Seven ages of man' sited in what must be one of Central London's grimmest locations at B...
9 memorials
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Percy George Bentham
Sculptor. Born Fulham. City and Guild Art School Newsletter 2014 confirms that 'Navigation' (being conserved by the school at the time of publication) is by Bentham, who studied at the school.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Mary Anne Clarke
WC1, Tavistock Place, 15-17, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The Marchmont Association give the address at the time as 31 Tavistock Place. Old maps show a chapel (with various names over the years) ...
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Lord Palumbo
Created a life peer on 4 February 1991 as Baron Palumbo of Walbrook in the City of London.
7 memorials
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