Sculptor and illustrator. Born Halifax, Yorkshire. Other work in London in St Columba's Church, Pont Street and Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell.
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Runnymede Air Forces Memorial
The poem was apparently written soon after the memorial was completed. Photo...
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Edward Ardizzone
Artist. Born Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone of French/Italian stock in Haiphong, Tonkin (modern day Vietnam) where his father was working at the time. He came to Britain in 1905, and eventually st...
1 memorial
Glasgow School of Art
Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. It changed to its current name in 1853. The main building, shown in the picture, in Renfrew Street was designed by Charles Rennie Mackint...
1 memorial
Flower Fairy Books
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
1 memorial
Valentine Cameron Prinsep
Born Calcutta, India. Artist and writer. His father was a civil servant in India and the family moved to England on his retirement. A minor figure in the Pre-Raphaelites, although he exhibited regu...
Person, Art, Literature, India
1 memorial
Eric Gill
Sculptor. Born Brighton. One of thirteen children of a clergyman, he remained religious all his life. Passionate believer in the "carving direct" method. His sculptures would sometimes depict contr...
4 memorials
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Leopold von Hoesch
German ambassador from 1932 to 1936. Well-liked by British politicians but his relationship with Hitler was not good. Hitler was probably close to recalling him but he died in office, aged 55. Unli...
1 memorial
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
403 memorials
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