One of Britain's foremost figurative sculptors. Born New Cross. Interestingly, his stevedore father built his childhood home in West Malling, Kent. Appointed MBE in 2009.
Our information comes from the Guardian obituary.
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James Butler RA
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Earl Alexander of Tunis
{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, 1891...
Fleet Air Arm
This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...
James Greathead statue
Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank St...
Skipping Katie
The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in t...
Other Subjects
Sir George Frampton
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill, St John's Wood.
9 memorials
Giovanni Fontana
Born Italy. Based in London and naturalized British by 1871.
1 memorial
Michael Sandle
Born Weymouth. 2016 in-depth interview in 3rd Dimension, where Sandle says "the figure {on the seafarers memorial} ended up looking like my father."
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Keith Bowler
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...
22 memorials
World's first cash machine
In spite of the plaque's claim, there is evidence of a cash dispensing machine being used in Tokyo in 1966. The invention of the British version has been credited to John Shepherd-Barron of the pri...
2 memorials
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