Humorous artist and illustrator, was born at 28 Bennett Street, Stamford Street.
Died at home at 6 The Terrace, Kensington.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Leech
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Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
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Sir William Nicholson
Artist. Born William Newzam Prior Nicholson in Nottinghamshire. Worked in many fields of art: painter of still-lifes, landscapes and portraits; wood-engraver; illustrator; and designer for the thea...
1 memorial
Islington Art Society
Formed as the Islington Art Circle in 1941 by A. E. Hickman-Smith and on his death in 1965 run by George and Deborah Bunting until their deaths in 2000. Changed its name in 2002 to Islington Art S...
1 memorial
Jonathan Waights
Ceramics artist. From our Picture source website: "Art on Tiles, the hand painted tile company was founded in the 1980s by Jonathan Waights, a British ceramic artist who – as a teenager – was appre...
1 memorial
Lucian Freud, OM, CH
Painter. Lucian Michael Freud was born Berlin, Germany. In 1933 his family moved with him to England to escape the Nazis. Grandson of Sigmund, brother of Clement. He was appointed a Companion of Ho...
1 memorial
William Shipley
Drawing master, social reformer and inventor. Wikipedia's page differs significantly from the Oxford Dictionary of National Bigraphy. They agree that he was born in Kent and trained as a painter. H...
1 memorial
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Worshipful Company of Launderers
Their coat of arms shows two women; one dressed as a Grecian godess, the other in a Victorian style uniform but both engaged in the labour of laundry. In contrast the 'about us' page of their webs...
1 memorial
Charles Cowden Clarke
Author and Shakespearian scholar. Born in Enfield, at the school run by his father, Reverend John Clarke. John Keats was a pupil at the school for about 7 years (1803-10). Charles taught him and e...
1 memorial
Limehouse WW1 Cross
E1, Butcher Row, St James' Gardens
We photographed this section of the cross to show the very unusual carving. At the base this depicts thorny branches entwined around ste...
War dead | WW1
36 subjects commemorated
36 subjects commemorated
Boy and panyer
EC1, Panyer Alley
This naked boy sitting on his pannier (basket) is thought to refer to the bakers in the area selling their wares on the street from a bre...
1 subject commemorated
Cetshwayo
Ruler of the Zulu kingdom. Born Cetshwayo kaMpande at Mlambongwenya. His birth year is approximate. Succeeded as king on 1st September 1873. His refusal to disband his army as demanded by the Briti...
1 memorial
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