Born in London. His piano-making father named him after Handel. Married briefly to Ellen Terry, many years his junior. 1886 married Mary Tytler. The statue 'Physical Energy' in Hyde Park is his. Leading supporter of the campaign against the use of birds' plumage in fashionable hats, a campaign which led to the creation of the Society for the Protection of Birds. Watts had a gallery built near Guildford for his work, which he opened in 1903. It is open to the public and still displays just his work, which we found of questionable quality. Much more interesting is the chapel, a short walk away, built by his wife, Mary, 1898-1904, well worth a visit.
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G. F. Watts
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PP - Watts relief
This looks as if it's carved wood but Bonhams says it's probably painted cera...
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G. F. Watts
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Lord Holland statue
Yet anonther lazy London statue - see Peabody for our log of all the seated s...
Physical Energy
{On a plaque laid into the ground in front of the statue:} George Frederic Wa...
PP - 3A - Griffin
Thomas Griffin, fitters labourer, April 12, 1899, in a boiler explosion at a ...
PP - 3B - Peart & Dean
The “fireman” on a steam train was the man who stoked the engine. You’ve seen...
PP - 3C - Rogers
The Stella was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western...
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Vernon Hill
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Halifax, Yorkshire. Other work in London in St Columba's Church, Pont Street and Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell.
1 memorial
Laurence Housman
Radical playwright, writer, illustrator, socialist, pacifist and founding member of the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage. The photo shows Housman in 1914. Brother to A. E. Housman. Studied art an...
1 memorial
William Bell Scott
Born Edinburgh. Painter and poet, closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. His work was championed by the Rossettis, Christina and Dante Gabriel. He achieved fame when he was commissioned to do...
1 memorial
Langlands & Bell
From their website: "Artists, Ben Langlands & Nikki Bell...began collaborating after they met at art school in London 1977. They are based in London...."
1 memorial
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1 memorial
H. W. Cooper
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
1 memorial
J.J.H. Septimus Pennington, Rector
Rector of St Clement Danes in the Strand. The lady beside the Rector in the picture is his daughter, Louie who had a sad end.
2 memorials
Myra Josephine Royal
Myra Josephine Royal was born on 20 December 1958 in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Houston, Texas, USA. She was a daughter of Boswell and Eloise Royal. Our Picture Source and the Clipper C...
1 memorial
Isaiah Berlin - NW3
NW3, Hollycroft Avenue, 49
By sheer chance we discovered and photographed this plaque on 4 May 2022, the day after it was unveiled.
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