Sculptor. Born Francis Leggatt Chantry at Jordanthorpe, near Norton, Derbyshire. Sculpted busts and statues of many famous people of the time. Left the Chantrey Bequest (or Chantrey Fund) for purchasing works of art for the nation.
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Sir Francis Chantrey
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Duke of Wellington statue - EC2
Unveiled in Wellington's presence, this is one of only a handful of statues i...
Thomas Coutts statue
The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, says that this sta...
William Pitt statue
According to an information board in the square this bronze statue was erect...
Other Subjects
Lillie Read
Sculptor active in 1914. Also worked on Giles Gilbert Scott's Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, in particular the carved figures of children in C15 Italian Renaissance style, in the Lady Chapel.
1 memorial
Giovanni Battista Comolli
Italian sculptor. From Wikipedia: After 1816 till about 1820, he moved to London, where despite his prior adulation of Napoleon, he was flattered with repeated commissions. Here he made busts of Lo...
1 memorial
2 memorials
1 memorial
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)...
1 memorial
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The Garage
From Mamacolive: "Opened in 1993, The Garage quickly established itself as the capital’s finest indie and rock venue; performing at the venue is a rite of passage for many bands. The venue has also...
1 memorial
Coram's Fields
WC1, Guilford Street
The full name of this space is: Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground.
5 subjects commemorated
Southgate Reform Synagogue
JewishGen gives the previous address of the Sha'arei Tsedek North London Reform Synagogue as: "45 High Street, Southgate, London N14 (from about 1981 to 1999) - a converted warehouse, built on the ...
1 memorial
Mr. Micawber
One of Charles Dickens characters from David Copperfield (1850), based on Dickens' own father.
1 memorial
Horace Maybray King
The first member of the Labour Party to become Speaker of the House of Commons.
1 memorial
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