Sculptor. Born Forest Hill into a family of Swiss origin. Died London. Other work in London: Passmore Edwards Library E3, Methodist Central Hall (with Henry Poole) and the 1893 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda on the right hand balcony outside Tate Britain.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Henry Charles Fehr
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David Garrick - WC2
Cast bronze, designed by Doll and modelled by Fehr. Erected by Herbrand Russe...
Hammersmith war memorial
The quotation on the main plinth is adapted from the Apocryphal book of the W...
Henry III granting charter to Westminster Abbey
This section is to the left of the entrance arch. The description of "Henry ...
Other Subjects
Keith McCarter
Sculptor. Born Scotland. More of his work can be seen at the picture source website.
Robert Dean
Robert Lee Dean, Jnr was born on 13 October 1929 in Byars, Oklahoma, USA and died, aged 87 years, on 9 April 2017 in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA. His obituary gives many details of his life.
Harry Bates
Sculptor. Born Stevenage. the picture source gives a good bio, and has photos of some of his work included the ornate corbels at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Great Swan Alley, Moorga...
Eric Benfield, FRSA
Eric Benfield was born on 9 June 1902 in Swanage, Dorset, the third of the four children of Charles Benfield (1866-1936) and Adelaide Benfield née Smith (1868-1943). His birth was registered in the...
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London Docklands Development Corporation
We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey Docks area, and maybe others elsewhere. We tried Google's image search and the results made us laugh; being an array of...
James Braidwood
Firefighter. Born Edinburgh where he formed the world's first municipal fire brigade. In 1832 he became the first Superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, the precursor to the London...
Edmund Spenser
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
Léon Goossens
Oboist. Born Léon Jean Goossens in Liverpool. Son of Eugene Goossens. At the age of 15, he became a member of the Queen's Hall Orchestra under the baton of Sir Henry Wood. In 1932, he joined Sir T...
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