Erection date: 1956
This is one of a pair, See Charles I beheaded for more information. IanVisits pours cold water on the myth that nearby Cromwell's eyes are down-cast in shame under the gaze of this Charles.
SW1, St Margaret Street, St Margarets Church
Sherbrooke is inside the south-east porch. Charles I is outside, above the entrance to the north of the east end, across the road from his nemesis, Cromwell.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles I bust at St Margarets
Born Fife. Until the age of 11 he was only the 'spare' but then his 18-year o...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles I bust at St Margarets
Barrister, literary critic and Charles I obsessive. He hyphenated his Nichols...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charles I bust at St Margarets
We again thank David Hopkins for the Latin transcription (from some tortuous ...
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Stephen Brasher suggested that this is Field Marshal Lord Roberts and, having examined a number of portraits, especially one here, we agree.
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