Sculptor. Born in Worcester. Ornamental Passions has some comments on his work generally and at Admiralty Arch in particular. Died at 4 Dorset Square.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Thomas Brock
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Albert Memorial - Prince Albert
Albert is shown holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in this p...
Artists Rifles HQ
To call this a memorial is stretching our definition to breaking point, but, ...
Captain James Cook statue
The original inscription stopped after "New Zealand." In 1928 the British Em...
Henry Irving statue
Henry Irving Actor, born 1838, died 1905. Knight. Litt.D. Dublin, D. Litt. C...
Joseph Lister bust
{Inside the bronze wreath on the back of the edifice:} 1827 - 1912 {The oth...
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Richard Garbe
His style moved from Victorian to art deco.Other work: decorations to Thames House on northern approach to Southwark Bridge.
Walenty Pytel
Leading metal sculptor of birds and beasts. Born Poland and came to England aged 5. His Wikipedia page and his own website show a number of other works, which have a lovely sense of joy and lightness.
Fred (Fritz) Kormis
Sculptor and medallist. Born Frankfurt, Germany. From the very informative West Hampstead Life: "Fritz was fourteen when he began an apprenticeship in a workshop specializing in decorative sculptu...
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Great Central Railway Chief Goods Manager's Office Employees
NW1, Melcombe Place, Marylebone Station
Andrew Behan has researched all the names on this plaque and writes that it would appear that whoever produced this plaque made three mis...
10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Derek Turner
Was the Traffic Director for London, 1991 - 2001, and was instrumental in establishing, maintaining and monitoring 512km of Red Routes and devising Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras.
W. H. Clark
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount
Born New York City into an extremely wealthy family. Lived in Rome in his mid-thirties where he developed a life-long taste for the arts. On his father’s death in 1890 he built the luxury Waldorf...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Philanthropy, Property, Italy, USA
Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...
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