Sculptor. Born Birmingham. Moved to London following the success of his first entry at the Royal Academy in 1821. His work was popular and he was prolific but from 1832 onwards he was short of money. Having returned to Birmingham he died there.
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George Clarke
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John Cartwright
Bronze. This statue, considered Clarke's best work, belongs to the select gr...
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3 memorials
Glynn Williams
Sculptor. Born in Shrewsbury. On graduating from the Wolverhampton College of Art, he won a Rome scholarship for sculpture and lived and worked at the British School in Rome for a number of years. ...
2 memorials
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1 memorial
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Salute Mr Magpie
Investigating the magpie plaque at the New Cross V2 bomb site we found the picture source website and we think they may be responsible for that plaque. They erect "guerilla memorials".
1 memorial
Jessica Turner
Known as Bill. Donated many of her sister's and father's sculptural works to public institutions. From V&A: while her sister studied sculpture Jessica "was content to assist her father". The a...
1 memorial
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
402 memorials
Winchester Palace
A nearby information board gives: These ruins are all that remain of the palace of the powerful Bishops of Winchester, one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London. Founded i...
1 memorial
St Anne's Court
Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.
1 memorial
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