{In the terracotta either side of the roundel:}
Diamond Reign
Not the most flattering portrait of the old dear.
W1, Foubert's Place, 31, Foubert Mansions
The first floor bow window faced in terracotta could almost be an addition to the building but the architecture of the whole is about right for 1897. (It seems the theme of Soho's Christmas decorations this year, 2010, is, oh so relevant, space.)
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - W1
Shortly before this event, in September 1896 Victoria had become the longest-...
Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duk...
This ornate extravaganza, designed by the splendidly named Fitzroy Doll, was built in 1898. Ornamental Passions has a good post about the...
We could not get close enough to take easily legible photographs and initially read the dates as '1957' but given that Normansfield close...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
According to the plaque these are, clockwise from top left: Debra Lee, Phineas Pett, Tsar Peter the Great, Dr Burnhart Gloss, Catherine o...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
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