{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...
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Street Orderly Boy
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