Sculptor. Born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Much admired in his day, his work can be seen at St Paul's and at Westminster Abbey. In 1729, leaving a tavern at Christmas, he slipped and broke his leg. This was badly set and, after a long illness, he died. We understand that the Queen Anne statue in SW1 is a copy of that at St Pauls, and the one in Kingston, also by Bird, is a different statue.
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Henry VIII statue
This is apparently the only statue of King Henry the VIII on public display i...
Queen Anne statue, St Paul's
The 4 female figures around the base represent: Britannia, France, America, I...
Queen Anne Statue - SW1
Made for the portico of St Mary-le-Strand but it was never erected there. It ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Edward Bowring Stephens
Sculptor. Born Exeter. Moved to London to study in 1835. Died at home, 110 Buckingham Palace Road.
3 memorials
Cecil Thomas
Sculptor and medalist. Born 24 Hedley Road, Shepherd's Bush. Many commissions for the Royal Mint. Other work in London: the Tubby Clayton and Alfred Henry Forster tombs (effectively horizontal ...
4 memorials
Ceccardo Egidio Fucigna
Born in Carrara, Italy. Active in England from about 1860.
1 memorial
Gillian Wearing
Artist. Gillian C. Wearing, CBE, RA, was born on 6 December 1963 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, (now Birmingham, West Midlands), a daughter of Bryan J. Wearing and Jean R. Wearing née Gregory. She c...
1 memorial
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W. R. Lethaby
WC1, Calthorpe Street, 20
Greater London Council William Richard Lethaby, 1857 - 1931, architect, lived here, 1880 - 1891.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
The Salt Box
From British History On-line: "A cottage called the Salt Box was built on demesne land on the edge of the heath north of Branch Hill Lodge between 1789 and 1808 and was replaced by a house called t...
1 memorial
John Linnell
Painter of landscapes and portraits. The picture is a self-portrait. Born London. Patron to William Blake. Daughter married Samuel Palmer, the painter.
1 memorial
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