Sculptor and poet. Born Hadleigh Suffolk. Early member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Emigrated to Australia 1852-3 for economic reasons. Buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Hendon.
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John Hunter, Leicester Square
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Palmerston statue
{On the front of the plinth and repeated on the back:} Viscount Palmerston {...
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John Donne
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Maya Angelou
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Sir Henry Taylor
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