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...
Sculptor. We're guessing the image is a self portrait, since it graces the home page of his website but we could be wrong. Either way, we love the work.
Sculptor. Born Bradford and studied at Nottingham School of Art where he met his wife Mary, who also studied sculpture there. Other work in London includes: An allegorical group on the National W...
Also the bronze sculpture of Guy the Gorilla at London Zoo which she made in collaboration with wildlife artist William Timym.
The separate, temporary, addition can be seen in our photo - the row of 6 small white crosses, on a white base, which does not appear to ...
Vicereine of India and director of emergency relief services. Born Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley at 32 Bruton Street. A leading member of London society, she married Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1922....
Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Borneo, India
Football administrator. Born in eastern France. Initially a lawyer, in 1897 he started a sports club called Red Star which did not discriminate against individuals on the basis of class. He was inv...
Fountains Abbey - Paddington W2 Paddington has always adequately provided hospitality for travellers in the form of local ale houses. T...
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