Erection date: 2010
Baron Carlo Marochetti, 1805-1867, sculptor, lived here, 1851-1867.
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SW7, Onslow Square, 34
The mews at the back of the property contained his studio and foundry, where he cast, amongst other works, Landseer's bronze lions for the foot of Nelson's Column. This was a complicated transaction - see Your Archives for the details.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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