Sculptor. Born Brixton. Studied in Berlin. Died at King's College Hospital. We know of only two works displayed in the open in London: the two memorials listed here: Victoria and the Temple Bar griffin.
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Charles Bell Birch
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Queen Victoria statue - Blackfriars
{On the front of the plinth in gilded lettering:} Victoria R.I. 1896 {for "Vi...
Temple Bar memorial
{On the frieze at the top of the monument, above the columns, text runs aroun...
Whittington statuette - Felbridge
The statuette shows Whittington in the same pose as that of the Felbridge Car...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Jean-Antoine Houdon was born in Versailles, France, on 20 March 1741. He died, aged 87 years, in Paris, France, on 15 July 1828 and his body was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery, 3 Bd Edgar Quin...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
John Wesley Seale
Sculptor. Born Wiltshire. His son, J. H. G. and his grandsons, J. H. and A. B., all became sculptors. John Wesley died at home, Swiss Cottage, Jardin Street, Albany Road, Camberwell.
8 memorials
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First cricket test match in England
Played between national teams, test matches are the longest and considered to be the highest standard. The first 3 officially recognised test matches took place in in Melbourne, Australia, in: 1877...
1 memorial
Stewart D. Headlam
Stewart Duckworth Headlam was born on 12 January 1847 in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, the fourth of the five children of Thomas Duckworth Headlam (1806-1885) and Latitia Headlam née Simpson (1...
1 memorial
Covid 19 pandemic
Also called Coronavirus. The general consensus is that the pandemic originated in Wuhan, China. A national Day of Reflection is held every year on the first Sunday of March. This was initiated as t...
3 memorials
Bombs 7 July 2005
In the middle of the morning rush hour four bombs went off on three tube trains, at 8.50am and a bus, at 9.47am. 52 people died. Plaques commemorating the victims have been placed at each of the b...
12 memorials
Lieutenant Arthur Geoffrey Groser
Arthur Geoffrey Groser was born in Hornsey, Middlesex (now Greater London), the youngest of the four children of Arthur William Groser (1859-1911) and Isabel Groser née Hudson (1860-1951). The birt...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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