Person    | Male  Born 1884  Died 1968

Thomas H. Wren

Categories: Sculpture

Thomas H. Wren

From Bonhams: Wren was apprenticed at the Compton pottery set up by Mary Watts. After her husband's death Wren was commissioned to produce the memorial relief for Postman's Park and also, after a design by Mary, a plaster recumbent figure of Watts in the cloisters of the Watts Cemetery. Later he is known to have produced works in bronze.

The magnificent book, 'Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery' by Hilary Calvert & Louise Boreham provides: "Wren worked at Compton until 1930 and was responsible for most of the finely sculpted figures produced during those years. Having attended Godalming Technical College as a student, he subsequently taught evening classes there ..."

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Thomas H. Wren

Creations i

PP - Watts relief

This looks as if it's carved wood but Bonhams says it's probably painted cera...

Read More

Other Subjects

Michael Sandle

Michael Sandle

Born Weymouth.  2016 in-depth interview in 3rd Dimension, where Sandle says "the figure {on the seafarers memorial} ended up looking like my father."

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Paula Haughney

Paula Haughney

Sculptor.  Her website, our picture source, says that she "lives and works in the east end with a studio in the Bromley by Bow community centre."

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Georges Malissard

Georges Malissard

Sculptor. The picture on the right is his work 'A Polo Player'.

Person, Sculpture, France

1 memorial
George Henry Paulin

George Henry Paulin

Sculptor.  born Scotland.  Known as Harry.  Served inWW1 first in the army as a trooper, then in the Royal Flying Corps, then in the  Royal Naval Air Service which became the Royal Air Force.  So h...

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

1 memorial
Kevin Boys

Kevin Boys

Boys is an artist and blacksmith based in Rotherhithe. Kevin Boys Blacksmiths is a family-run business which has been operating for over 30 years.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

Previously viewed

St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

EC3, Cornhill, St Michael's

Unveiled by the Lord Mayor, James Roll.

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Sir John Lawrence

Sir John Lawrence

Lord Mayor of London 1664-5. 2022: The book 'The Royal African Company' by K. G. Davies (Longmans Green, 1957) contains a list of the directors of the Royal African Company. Referring to Lawrence'...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial