Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Dundee. There are works by him in Central Park, New York. Died Edinburgh and is buried in the Old Calton Cemetery.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John Steell
Creations i
James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Robert Burns
Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Joseph Whitehead & Sons Ltd
Contractor in marble work, responsible for the design and execution of works such as the drinking fountains for the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. Based at Imperial W...
4 memorials
1 memorial
James Woodford
Sculptor,RA. James Arthur Woodford, born Nottingham. There are some lovely examples of his work in Lime Street, brought to our attention by Caroline's Miscellany. Also on the Palm House Terrace at ...
4 memorials
Brian Yale
Sculptor. We can't find evidence that this Brian Yale is the sculptor who died on 12 October 2009.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Gold post box - Westminster
SW1, Tothill Street
The plaque is a nasty modern thing, as they are on all these Olympic boxes, so on each one we try to find other more interesting features...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Sir Alexander Fleming
Born Lochfield, Scotland. Pharmacologist and bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1927. However he did not realise the significance and it was not until 1940 that Florey and Chain demonstrat...
6 memorials
Virtues - Pursuit
WC2, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery - Staircase Hall - North Vestibule
Fred Hoyle became known for his original, even controversial, approach to his topic. Here, to observe the glittering, swirling, celestial...
1 subject commemorated
Isabella
W1, St George Street, 6-7, Sotheby's
This identification of the statues on front of this building is only tentative, suggested by Ornamental Passions.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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