{On the main plinth:}
Street Orderly Boy presented to St Marylebone by Alderman David Isaacs, 1943
{On the lower plinth:}
Donato Barcaglia of Milan
Marble. "Street Orderly Boy" is an old name for a street cleaner - see Cat's Meat Shop for the job specification. This statue was placed here in 1943.
W1, Paddington Street Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Street Orderly Boy
Alderman in St Marylebone. Ran a business as estate agent and surveyor in St...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Street Orderly Boy
The sign of the magpie was once at this corner and it was from this bird that this corner became known as Pie Corner. The figure is of oa...
A nearby information board informs: "A lion for London. Documents recently unearthed from the AP archives have revealed the origins of Le...
Catling wrote the poem as well as creating the sculpture. Doesn't that cushion look lovely and comfy - just the place to lay a weary head...
The statue glistens with recent gilding. This was first done in 2002 in honour of the Golden Jubilee, by Lady Sitwell (1923 - ), the moth...
Unveiled by Eric Pickles. To our eyes, Milton's jacket looks too big for him, making him appear a small man.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them