Fortuna figure

Fortuna figure

WC2, Russell Street

Known as Terpsichord/e, Fortune or Fortuna. Searching for information on this lovely lady we included 'Nude Girl' in our Google search t...

1 subject commemorated
Millstream House - gargoyle

Millstream House - gargoyle

SE16, Jamaica Road, Millstream House

See the plaque at this site for more details.

1 subject commemorated
Hammarskjold - Hepworth

Hammarskjold - Hepworth

SW11, Carriage Drive South

Hammarskjold and Hepworth were friends; he owned some of her sculpture including a 1937-8 sandalwood version of Single Form. A 21 foot hi...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
South Bank Lion

South Bank Lion

SE1, Westminster Bridge

We've left the punctuation unchanged in our transcription of the plaque: missing apostrophe and full stop before 'and'. Often the layout ...

3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Sealing of the Magna Carta - Egham

Sealing of the Magna Carta - Egham

TW20, High Street, Egham

Is there a verb "to sculpture"? The tableau panels, the "achievements of the local enthusiasts", are on the road-facing side of this mon...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Enfield Millennium Fountain

Enfield Millennium Fountain

EN2, Church Street

This sculpture has been placed on the River Walk.

3 subjects commemorated, 6 creators
Anzac boulder

Anzac boulder

SW11, Battersea Park

This sandstone boulder (three quarters of a tonne) is one of 6 removed from a golf course next to Bondi Beach and delivered here by the A...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Spike's statue - Goons

Spike's statue - Goons

N3, East End Road, 17, Stephens House

This little group shows Secombe, Milligan and Sellers, holding "Goons" scripts so it probably commemorates the Last Goon show, in 1972. D...

5 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Cadiz Memorial

Cadiz Memorial

SW1, Horse Guards Parade

On their withdrawal the French deliberately destroyed their cannons. The Spanish must have retrieved and restored this mortar before pre...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Dog and Pot sculpture

Dog and Pot sculpture

SE1, Blackfriars Road

Dickens was a boy of 12 when he passed this sign on his way to work in 1824. The original shop sign is now in the Cuming Museum. This r...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
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