Born Rotterdam. Wood carver and sculptor. Other works in London: a marble font in St James's Piccadilly, carvings in Whitehall Palace. Lived and died in Bow Street. See Discovering London for some more info. A London Inheritance has a good post on St Mary Abchurch where a fine and rare piece of Gibbons carving can be seen.
Famed for his skill in wood, at least half of his professional output was in stone.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Grinling Gibbons
Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable m...
St Martin within Ludgate King Cadwal built the first church here, just inside...
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Grinling Gibbons
Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was inte...
Sculpted by Grinling Gibbons or one of his pupils this is considered a very f...
Nothing like a gilded statue on a cloudless day. The statue is of brass and w...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776...
Born Aberdeen, Scotland. During the WW1 he was awarded the British and Victory medals, which he had himself designed. Died in hospital, Richmond, Surrey, following a mugging. Other London work: the...
Sculptor. Born Calcutta India. 1947 his family moved to Scotland. Mathieson is on the left of the photo.
Sculptor and goldsmith. Born 13 Berners Street. Eloped with his first cousin, Alice, marrying in Paris and then living in Rome. Returned in 1884 and became successful and famous, attracting many...
Sculptor. Born Brixton, son of the sculptor Robert Lindsey-Clark. He studied at Cheltenham and the City and Guilds School, Kensington. Served as a captain in WW1 but wounded in action receiving a D...
The archaeological remains of these Roman administrative buildings extend under Leadenhall Market and were uncovered during excavations in 1986. The brick pier in our photo is in the basement of 90...
Boiler House, this building was originally used as a boiler house during the construction of Marc Isambard Brunel's Thames tunnel between...
The IWM War Memorials Register has a photo of an undated note saying ".. it would appear that the names are similar to the memorial in Vi...
Railway arches were used as air raid shelters in WW2, as they were relatively secure. In the case of Druid Street however, they couldn't survive a direct hit. Depending on source, the number of dea...
Lady Violet Bonham-Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, 1887 - 1969, politician and writer, lived here. English Heritage
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