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
All four of the Leicester Square busts were removed in the 2010-12 redesign, ...
Palmerston statue
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Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
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1 memorial
Ugo Foscolo
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1 memorial
Sylvia Plath
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1 memorial
Francis Turner Palgrave
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1 memorial
Leigh Hunt
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6 memorials
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