Sculptor. Born Rugby. Cousin to Sir Alfred Gilbert. His son, Donald, also sculpted and they often worked together. Other works in London include: some gates at the Freemasons Hall (inside or outside, we don't know) and the internal shrine there, the Buckingham Palace gates facing the Victoria Memorial, lift enclosure in the British Museum Extension (Edward VII Galleries) around 1907, others listed at Wikipedia. Died Littlehampton.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Walter Gilbert
Creations i
CI - 1 - Christianity
St Peter’s Cornhill founded by King Lucius 179 AD to be an Archbishop’s see a...
CI - 2 - Eleanor
We can't find proof that her route was as specified: from Queen Hithe (at the...
CI - 3 - Bread
This entry will increase your word power: "Soke" - the territory under the ju...
CI - 4 - Market
Cornhill the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century.
CI - 5 - Drapers
Birche Lane, Cornhill, place of considerable trade for men’s apparel, 1604.
Other Subjects
Richard Kindersley
Sculptor and lettering artist, following his father's David's path. Other London work includes the unusual 'Seven ages of man' sited in what must be one of Central London's grimmest locations at B...
Philip Jackson
Sculptor. Philip Henry Christopher Jackson was born Inverness. Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex. Other works: giant equestrian artwork of the Queen, erected in Windsor Great Park, to celebrate her g...
Steven Hunter
Sculptor. Educated at Southwark College of Art and Design. He has produced many sculptures for films and television programmes.
Oscar Nemon
Born in what is now Croatia. Worked in Vienna and Brussels and settled in Britain in 1938. Specialised in Winston Churchill. Our picture shows Nemon with a self-portrait: now that sculpture we woul...
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