Person    | Male  Born 7/4/1781  Died 25/11/1841

Sir Francis Chantrey

Categories: Sculpture

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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Duke of Wellington statue - EC2

Unveiled in Wellington's presence, this is one of only a handful of statues i...

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George IV

One third of the sculptor's fees, totalling £9,000, were paid by the king, wh...

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Thomas Coutts statue

The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, says that this sta...

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William Pitt statue

According to an information board in the square this bronze statue was erect...

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Arthur George Walker

Arthur George Walker

Sculptor and painter. Born Hackney. Other work in London: Heston war memorial.

Person, Art, Sculpture

7 memorials
John Broad

John Broad

Born Worcestershire. A ceramic artist he worked for Doultons of Lambeth. Bob Speel identifies other work in London: the grand pediment on Harrods, "a 1896 panel for the Reredos of St Ann's Church i...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Donald Potter

Donald Potter

Born Donald Steele Potter at Parsonage House, Newington, Kent. He became a permanent member of staff at the Scouting Association's Gilwell Park where he developed his wood carving skills. In the 19...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Born Barcelona.

Person, Sculpture, Spain

1 memorial
A. Elfes and Sons

A. Elfes and Sons

Sculptors active 1920.

Group, Sculpture

1 memorial

Previously viewed

42nd and 48th Royal Tank Regiment

42nd and 48th Royal Tank Regiment

The 48th regiment was an armoured division of the British army. It was originally formed as a duplicate of the 42nd Royal Tank Regiment. In 1943, during engagements before the Battle of Longstop H...

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
H. L. Young
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Floods of 1953

Floods of 1953

From Thamesweb: "In January 1953, the east coast of England was devastated by some of the worst flooding in recent memory. A number of extreme weather events combined to cause major flooding in are...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
A. H. Veasey

A. H. Veasey

Surbiton man killed serving in WW2.

Person

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Henry Charles Fehr

Henry Charles Fehr

Sculptor.  Born Forest Hill into a family of Swiss origin.  Died London.  Other work in London: Passmore Edwards Library E3, Methodist Central Hall (with Henry Poole) and the 1893 Perseus Rescuing ...

Person, Sculpture

13 memorials