Sculptor. Born Solihull. Committed socialist and campaigner. His work celebrates the heroes of liberation. The picture source web site splendidly shows many of his works and provides context for the subjects depicted.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Ian Walters
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Bronze Woman
This was the first statue of a black woman to be on permanent display anywher...
Fenner Brockway statue
The statue, by Ian Walters and unveiled (very appropriately) by Michael Foot,...
International Brigade
The quote “they went….other way” is a paraphrase of two lines from C. Day Lew...
Nelson Mandela - bust
The original sculpture was offered to the Greater London Council in 1984 and ...
Nelson Mandela - statue
Unveiled by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the presence of London Mayor Ken L...
Other Subjects
Thomas Rudge
Active in 1921. Probably the same Thomas Rudge at Ornamental Passions.
Arthur George Walker
Sculptor and painter. Born Hackney. Other work in London: Heston war memorial.
F. Brook Hitch
Born London. Lived in Hertford. RBS. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man, and found him at Mapping Sculpture, where the date of birth is given as 1877 which conflicts with Wikipedia...
E. Onslow Ford
Born Islington as Edward Onslow Ford, but he dropped the Edward. Studied Antwerp and Munich. A successful and well-liked sculptor. Died at home, 62 Acacia Road. The picture here is a portrait by...
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Bombs 7 July 2005
In the middle of the morning rush hour four bombs went off on three tube trains, at 8.50am and a bus, at 9.47am. 52 people died. Plaques commemorating the victims have been placed at each of the b...
Charles Dickens
Born, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, at No.1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsmouth (where there is a museum). For a map showing many of his London addresses see Londonist. His family were so p...
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