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
Marcia Debra Solway
Solway lived in Rosebery Avenue and was in the sculpture class at the Mary Ward Centre in Queen Square.
1 memorial
Hazel Reeves
Our picture comes from the video of the unveiling of the Gresley statue, on Reeves' website.
1 memorial
Marcus Cornish
Sculptor. Other work in London includes the 2001 'Stag' in St James's Square.
3 memorials
Jonathan Wylder
Sculptor. Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. originally a painter, he turned to sculpture in his thirties. His subjects include Mother Theresa of Calcutta. His own website.
2 memorials
Richard Moore
Father of Capt. Francis W. Moore, M.C. whose name appears on the memorial erected by his father. If Moore Snr. really did the carving on the monument then he was a talented sculptor and we are surp...
1 memorial
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Francis John Williamson
Sculptor. Born Hampstead. Spent much of his life in Esher with Grapes House being his home and studio. Specialised in portraits of Queen Victoria who favoured him.
1 memorial
Glenton Powell
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Glenton Anthony Powell was born on 19 January 1965 and died, aged 16 years, on 25 January 1981 as a result of injuries sustained in a fir...
2 memorials
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Ray Walker
Muralist. Married to Anna. Designed the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural but died suddenly from a heart attack, aged 39 before the painting began. He was also working on the Cable Street mural when he...
3 memorials
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