Image source: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
The Buddy Bear project was conceived in Berlin by Klaus and Eva Herlitz and Roman Stoblin (a bear was chosen as it is a symbol on the city's coat of arms). There are now similar statues in many cities worldwide, and they are meant to promote tolerance and peace amongst different religions and cultural groups. Each statue is hand-painted in a unique pattern.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Buddy Bear
{Inscription between the crests of Reinickendorf and the Royal Borough of Gre...
Artist/designer/craft-person. Born Stoke-on-Trent. Initially we could find no information about "S. Bird" but Andrew Behan was more successful so we have him to thank for this page.
Cabinet maker. Born Otley, Yorkshire. The picture shows the statue at his birthplace. His first 30 years are undocumented. His 1754 publication "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director" has been...
Caslon came from the West Midlands. Created the Caslon typeface, first used in 1726. Caslon Old Face was used for printing the American Declaration of Independence. Working in Aldersgate Caslon was...
The site now covered by Essex Street and Devereux Court was once Essex House and grounds, named after Robert, Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, who also led a rebellion against her which ...
After her husband’s sudden death in 1915, Gwynne-Vaughan moved to this flat, in close proximity to Birkbeck College where she gained her ...
Sometimes our site photographs can be a little dull so we brought along some friends for this one. Photo taken at the 2011 Angel Canal Fe...
Inside the gates at each entrance to the square there is a modern information board, erected when the square was renovated in 2003. Abou...
Located on the line between London and Dartford, it was originally part of the London and Greenwich Railway. It is also part of The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Lewisham which opened ...