Sculptor. Philip Henry Christopher Jackson was born Inverness. Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex. Other works: giant equestrian artwork of the Queen, erected in Windsor Great Park, to celebrate her golden jubilee; George VI for Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth; Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby for the football club's Old Trafford ground.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Philip Jackson
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Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Chelsea Pensioner statue
Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate the Second Millenni...
Gandhi statue - Parliament Square
{On the front of the plinth:} Mahatma Gandhi {On the base of the statue, at ...
Gurkha soldier
Unveiled by the Queen. Modelled by Jackson on the 1929 statue by Goulden in t...
Joan Littlewood - Stratford statue
This bronze statue, called The Mother of Modern Theatre, is based on an iconi...
Other Subjects
Elisabeth Frink
Sculptor. Born Suffolk. May be best known for a series of male heads, which all have a jaw line rather like hers. Works in London include: Horse and Rider in Bond Street (Dover Street 1975-2018)...
Margaret Wrightson
On a genealogical website we found "Margaret Wrightson born 1877, died 1976. Unmarried Sculptor & Artist". Her work seems very desirable to thieves. Another child statue, titled "Mary Mary qui...
Hayley Gibbs
Sculptor. Another public statue by Gibbs, Nancy Astor, was unveiled on Plymouth Hoe 28 November 2019.
Vernon Hill
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Halifax, Yorkshire. Other work in London in St Columba's Church, Pont Street and Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell.
Sir Alfred Gilbert
Sculptor and goldsmith. Born 13 Berners Street. Eloped with his first cousin, Alice, marrying in Paris and then living in Rome. Returned in 1884 and became successful and famous, attracting many...
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Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers
The WCSIM promotes the craft of scientific instrument making and the exchange of ideas and information by members and guests through meetings, visits, lectures and social events.
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...
Michael Jackson
Singer-songwriter. Born in Gary, Indiana. Arguably the most successful performer of modern times. From 1965, he was the lead singer in the Jackson Five, which had four consecutive number one hits....
Spencer Perceval
Prime Minister - and the only one, so far, to have been assassinated. Born Audley Square (now a car park). Appointed by George III as PM in 1809. Shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, at about...
Jean Rhys
Writer. Born Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams in Hillsborough Street, Roseau, Dominica. She moved to England in 1910 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After marrying in 1919, she moved...
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