Born Rotterdam. Wood carver and sculptor. Other works in London: a marble font in St James's Piccadilly, carvings in Whitehall Palace. Lived and died in Bow Street. See Discovering London for some more info. A London Inheritance has a good post on St Mary Abchurch where a fine and rare piece of Gibbons carving can be seen.
Famed for his skill in wood, at least half of his professional output was in stone.
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Grinling Gibbons
Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable m...
St Martin within Ludgate King Cadwal built the first church here, just inside...
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Grinling Gibbons
Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was inte...
Sculpted by Grinling Gibbons or one of his pupils this is considered a very f...
Nothing like a gilded statue on a cloudless day. The statue is of brass and w...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776...
Sculptor. Born Edwin John Cumming Russell. He studied at the Brighton School of Art and the Royal Academy School. Other works in London include sundials at Tower Hill and at the Marine Society in V...
Sculptor. From ArtEventsJa: "Raymond Watson has lived and worked in Jamaica, Trinidad, and London, and exhibited across the Caribbean, the United States, South America and England. ... In 1994, Ray...
Sculptor. Born Forest Gate. His cousin was a cinema architect which probably explains a number of theatrical commissions. Married Hilda, sister of Gilbert Ledward. Other work in London includes...
Sculptor. Born Brighton. One of thirteen children of a clergyman, he remained religious all his life. Passionate believer in the "carving direct" method. His sculptures would sometimes depict contr...
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