Sculptor. Born John Adams in Acton and later added the (now) suburb's name to his, not because of pride in his place of birth but to differentiate himself from other artists of the same name. Did much work for the Methodists, in particular the Wesley memorial in Westminster Abbey. Died at his wife's home on the Isle of Arran which he visited every summer.
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Adams-Acton
John Adams-Acton, sculptor, 1831 - 1910, lived here 1882 - 1906. Westminster ...
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John Wesley statue - City Road
{below his feet:} The world is my parish {On the base of the granite pedesta...
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From Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland we learn that Emile Alfred Madeline was born in 1859, died in 1933 and was active between 1911 and 1921. However, he is ...
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George Clarke
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1 memorial
Giuseppe Lund
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1 memorial
Walter Ritchie
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Christ Church Spitalfields - alterations
E1, Commercial Street, Christ Church Spitalfields - porch
"Entensive" seems to be a portmanteau (mash-up) of "extensive" and "intensive".
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Frank Matcham
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Madame Tussaud - Marylebone Road
NW1, Marylebone Road, Madame Tussauds
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1 subject commemorated
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