Bursill also sculpted the allegorical statues on Holborn bridge and seems to be the same man who produced a book on hand shadows in 1851. See Speel for some more info on Bursill.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Henry Bursill
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Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin
{On a granite plaque below the statue:} Henry Fitz Eylwin, Mayor 1189 to 1212.
Holborn Viaduct - Gresham
{On a granite plaque below the statue:} Sir Thomas Gresham, born c.1519, die...
Holborn Viaduct - Walworth
The sword he sports represents the one which removed Tyler's head, the origin...
Other Subjects
Edwin Russell
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...
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
Born Whitechapel of an Italian father and English mother. Worked as an assistant to Onslow Ford. The picture source is an excellent introduction to this man who favoured naked ladies. Mapping Sc...
Carlos Rey
Wikipedia gives this name for one of the Camp Griffiss memorials but we are only guessing it's the SHAEF memorial.
Louis Frederick Roslyn
Sculptor. Born in London as Fritz Roselieb, changed his name when he joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. Works in London include the reliefs on Norway House.
Charles Whiffen
Sculptor. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Charles Edward Whiffen was born in 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of Edward Whiffen and Jane Whiffen née Adams. Hi...
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