Person    | Male  Born 22/5/1849  Died 21/8/1930

Sir Aston Webb

Categories: Architecture

Also designed the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace (Londonist has a good post about this), the entrance façade to the V&A Museum, Admiralty Arch and the French Huguenot Church in Soho Square.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Aston Webb

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Aston Webb at Whiteley Village

This small enamel plaque looks as if it was installed when the cottages were ...

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St Bartholomew's Gatehouse

This delightful plaque has a crest at each end. The open gate rather spoils t...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Aston Webb

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London Troops War Memorial

Designed by Aston Webb with figures by Alfred Drury. The Duke of York who un...

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Queen Victoria Memorial

Shame about the nose. On the platform at the unveiling ceremony Brock was mad...

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Royal Artillery Boer War memorial

Bronze statue depicts War being controlled by Peace. Unveiled by the Duke of ...

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William III statue - W8

At Berliner-Schloss (with heavy use of translation tools) we learn that this ...

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Nicholas Barbon

Nicholas Barbon

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Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

SE8, Deptford Green, St Nicholas' Churchyard

The actual location of his grave is unknown.

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Removal of graveyard remains - All Saints Poplar

Removal of graveyard remains - All Saints Poplar

E14, East India Dock Road, Newby Place Health and Wellbeing Centre, 21 Newby Place

We've not seen wet slate plaques look so bad before. Perhaps this is some slate-imitation, which can't cope with rain.

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William Holman Hunt - EC2

William Holman Hunt - EC2

EC2, Love Lane, St Mary Aldermanbury Garden

Near this site William Holman Hunt O.M., artist, was born, 2nd April 1827.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Frieze of Parnassus - William of Wykeham

Frieze of Parnassus - William of Wykeham

SW7, Kensington Road

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Mrs S. F. Kirby

Mrs S. F. Kirby

A pdf from RBKC tells us that SFK is "Mrs Kirby, who sponsored nine other drinking fountains in London".

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