President Lincoln bust
EC3, Royal Exchange Buildings, Royal Exchange
Easily missed, this bust was brought to our attention by IanVisits. It's at the eastern entrance to the building.
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Mosaics - William and Mary
EC4, New Change, One New Change - roof terrace
One New Change: "The mosaics were originally located within the main entrance lobby of the New Change Building, a home to Bank of England...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Mosaics - Queen Elizabeth II
EC4, New Change, One New Change - roof terrace
One New Change: "The mosaics were originally located within the main entrance lobby of the New Change Building, a home to Bank of England...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Dr John Langdon Down
TW11, Kingston Road, Langdon Park
We could not get close enough to take easily legible photographs and initially read the dates as '1957' but given that Normansfield close...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Queen Victoria at Middle Temple Lane
EC4, Victoria Embankment, Middle Temple Lane entrance
This 1878-9 building by E. M. Barry was hidden behind scaffolding when we visited in November 2013 but by April 2014 it was showing its n...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
John Donne bust
EC4, St Paul's Churchyard
The poetry on the base of the statue is from Donne’s 1613 poem ‘Good Friday—Riding Westward’. That on the shoulder is from 'A Letter to ...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Edward VII bust
E1, Mile End Road
While Prince of Wales Edward was Grand Master of the English Freemasons. The quote is from Milton's "To the Lord General Cromwell, on the...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
William Booth bust
E1, Mile End Road, Mile End Waste
As so often, Ornamental Passions have a good post on this sculpture.
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Hoe Street - medallion of a hatless man
E17, Hoe Street, 105
This shop front has, like a lot of shop fronts of this period, atop the flanking pillars, decorative capitals and corbels. On this shop ...
Hoe Street - medallion of a woman
E17, Hoe Street, 105
This shop front has, like a lot of shop fronts of this period, atop the flanking pillars, decorative capitals and corbels. On this shop ...
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