W9, Randolph Avenue, Warrington Hotel
The busts are on the Randolph Avenue elevation, at first floor level. We've numbered them left to right. The listing text mentions the busts but doesn't provide any information, not even ID.
The pigeon protection makes photography difficult, but we are guessing they are a pair of 18th century composers: Handel and Bach. If you have other ideas or, better still, some information, please contact us.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Warrington Hotel - Handel bust
There are actually 2 busts (identical we think): one facing into the square and one facing out on the traffic.
We've numbered these heads left to right and identified them ourselves. Do let us know if you think otherwise. The building is very plain...
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