Erection date: 1868
{On a granite plaque below the statue:}
Henry Fitz Eylwin, Mayor 1189 to 1212.
Site: Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin (1 memorial)
EC4, Holborn Viaduct
Erection date: 1868
{On a granite plaque below the statue:}
Henry Fitz Eylwin, Mayor 1189 to 1212.
EC4, Holborn Viaduct
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin
The first recorded Mayor of London: 1189 to 1212. Alternative spelling: Fitz-...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin
Bursill also sculpted the allegorical statues on Holborn bridge and seems to ...
This is one of only a handful of statues in London unveiled while the subject was still alive. The others are listed at Fenner Brockway.
Criticised at the time as the "worst piece of sculpture in England".
He holds a copy of the Magna Carta in his right hand.
The base of the statue is inscribed "Wm. MacMillan Sc. 1963". The pose is taken from Hogarth's portrait. Unveiled by Princess Anne.
This building is commonly known as the Royal Academy (of Arts). The wings of the building are occupied by a number of learned societies, ...
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