Sculptor. Born near Doncaster. He sculpted some lions for Nelson's column but they were rejected and those by Landseer used instead. Milnes's lions were used by Titus Salt at Saltaire. (Date of birth is uncertain).
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Thomas Milnes
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Duke of Wellington - Woolwich
Originally erected, in 1848, at the Tower of London where the Board of Ordnan...
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4 memorials
Ian Walters
Sculptor. Born Solihull. Committed socialist and campaigner. His work celebrates the heroes of liberation. The picture source web site splendidly shows many of his works and provides context fo...
5 memorials
Charles Whiffen
Sculptor. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Charles Edward Whiffen was born in 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of Edward Whiffen and Jane Whiffen née Adams. Hi...
1 memorial
Samuel Nixon
Sculptor. Possibly born and brought up in London. Died at his home, Kennington Place, Kennington Common.
2 memorials
Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones
Born Aberdeen. Winner of the Prix de Rome. Other work in London includes the 1963 Joy of Life group in the Hyde Park fountain, pictured by Ornamental Passions.
1 memorial
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King George VI
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George V, he was born a second son and rather unexpectedly ascended to the throne. Like his grandfather, Edward VII, he was bor...
26 memorials
Greenwich Council
The London Borough of Greenwich was formed by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. It became a 'Royal' Borough on ...
9 memorials
Votes for Women
LSE History gives: "... Frederick and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, who owned and edited the WSPU newspaper Votes for Women. Founded in 1907, Votes for Women was printed at the St Clement’s Press on C...
3 memorials
Commissioners of Sewers
The City of London was well in advance of other parts of London when it came to sewerage.
1 memorial
Mary Jarman
For more information about this hero click on the picture of her plaque.
1 memorial
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