Sundial designer. Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers. His website. The photo is dated 2011.
Son of environmentalist Max Nicholson.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Piers Nicholson
Creations i
Blackfriars sundial
Can we guess what 'building products' Ibstock contributed, and how many? Diff...
Max Nicholson sundial
This sundial has Roman numerals for winter time and Arabic ones for summer ti...
Other Subjects
James Radley Young
From Tessellations: "James Radley Young was a major designer for Carter Tiles during the early part of the 20th century. In addition to single tiles he also designed a number of major tile panels f...
1 memorial
Peace symbol
Designed by Gerald Holtom as a nuclear disarmament logo for the first Aldermaston March, which took place Easter, 4–7 April 1958. From the Hackney Gazette: "Gerald had first presented the symbol t...
1 memorial
2012 Olympic Games bell
It is the largest harmonically-tuned bell in the world. It was designed by the Whitechapel Foundry, but because of its size, they were unable to cast it. The task was carried out by a Dutch company...
1 memorial
Henry Prince
The NPG has some information about this engineer/founder: Born c. 1817. Died April/March 1875. He maintained a foundry in the Grove, Great Guildford Street, Southwark for much of his life. He began...
4 memorials
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Sarah Siddons statue
W2, Paddington Green
Oh dear, the poor girl needs to spend some more time in make-up. The pose is inspired by Reynolds' 1784 painting 'Mrs Siddons as the Trag...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Richard Norman Everitt
Richard was an innocent victim of gang warfare. Aged 15 he was murdered on his way home from playing football. He and his friends were confronted by around 20 older boys and Richard stabbed in the ...
3 memorials
House of Commons
The palace of Westminster has been the home of Parliament since a meeting there in 1295. It split into two "houses" in 1341 but, having been built as a royal residence, the palace had no suitable m...
4 memorials
Ellen and William Craft - Craft Court
W6, Cambridge Grove, Craft Court, Shepherds Bush Housing Group
See Ellen and William Craft - blue plaque for the other plaque in this road.
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Charles Cruft
Dog show promoter. Worked as a travelling salesman for Spratt's. His first dog show was run in 1878 at the request of the French breeders at the Paris Exhibition. There followed some more on beh...
1 memorial
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