Person    | Male  Born 1813  Died 1862

John Thomas

Categories: Sculpture

Born Gloucestershire. A prolific Victorian sculptor. The splendid Speel gives this list of other works in London: pediment of Paddington Station Great Western Hotel; decorative work on the piers of the entrance gates of Buckingham Palace; Pall Mall United Services Club (now Institute of Directors) frieze; figures and decorative vases by the Hyde Park fountains (where we have found the Victoria and Albert medallions).

We've also ready that, with his architect's hat on, Thomas designed the Regents Park Chapel. The only building we can think that might be is the Danish Church of St Katharine and that was designed by Ambrose Poynter in 1826-7.

We here at London Remembers are all far too straight-laced and serious to comment on the slang meaning of this eminent man's name.

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John Thomas

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Houses of Parliament - Victoria

This is at the base of the Victoria Tower above the Sovereign's Entrance.

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Myddelton statue - N1

Myddelton holds a map of the New River in one hand and a spade in the other. ...

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Edward Bowring Stephens

Edward Bowring Stephens

Sculptor.  Born Exeter.  Moved to London to study in 1835.  Died at home, 110 Buckingham Palace Road.

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
Paul Dibble

Paul Dibble

New Zealand sculptor. An obituary cites the London New Zealand War Memorial as one of his major achievements.

Person, Sculpture, New Zealand

1 memorial
Wendy Taylor

Wendy Taylor

Sculptor resident in Bow. Studied at St. Martin's School of Art. Her philosophy is to 'take art out of the galleries and out onto the streets', and has probably more original permanent sculptures o...

Person, Sculpture

5 memorials
Ian Hamilton Finlay

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Poet, writer, artist and gardener. Born in the Bahamas to Scottish parents and brought up in Scotland. Studied at Glasgow School of Art. Combined his interests by installing concrete poetry in his ...

Person, Art, Sculpture, Caribbean Islands, Scotland

1 memorial

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Rev. Thomas Boys

Rev. Thomas Boys

The generous incumbent of Holy Trinity, Hoxton in 1864. Theologian and antiquary; M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1817; attached to military cheat in Peninsula, 1813; ordained, 1822: incumbent of ...

Person, Religion

2 memorials
Sidney Leader Cramer

Sidney Leader Cramer

For many years Chairman of the Fitzroy Park Association. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly carried our some research on this man: Sidney Leadercramer was born on 10 May 1912, the son of Israel...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Chelsea Bridge

Chelsea Bridge

At the same time that Battersea Park was created the first bridge at its eastern corner was built (shown in the image). This was opened in 1858, as Victoria Bridge, by Queen Victoria on her way to ...

Building, Transport

1 memorial
Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Avant-garde artist, misician, peace activist, feminist. Born Japan. Met John Lennon when he visited a preview of her exhibition at the Indica Gallery at 6 Masons Yard, on 9 November 9, 1966.

Person, Art, Music / songs

1 memorial
Round Hill House

Round Hill House

In living memory this was "very run down and some kind of Labour Party social club."  Elsewhere: "The Sydenham and Forest Hill Social Club ... was in Round Hill House from the 1930s until, I suppos...

Building, Property

2 memorials