Sculptor. Philip Henry Christopher Jackson was born Inverness. Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex. Other works: giant equestrian artwork of the Queen, erected in Windsor Great Park, to celebrate her golden jubilee; George VI for Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth; Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby for the football club's Old Trafford ground.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Philip Jackson
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Bomber Command Memorial
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were giv...
Chelsea Pensioner statue
Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate the Second Millenni...
Gandhi statue - Parliament Square
{On the front of the plinth:} Mahatma Gandhi {On the base of the statue, at ...
Gurkha soldier
Unveiled by the Queen. Modelled by Jackson on the 1929 statue by Goulden in t...
Joan Littlewood - Stratford statue
This bronze statue, called The Mother of Modern Theatre, is based on an iconi...
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Shirley Pace
Sculptor. Shirley Sylvia Pace was born and brought up in Worthing. With an early interest in ponies she trained in art but also worked in music (singing) and drama. She married and had children; re...
Horace Montford
Sculptor, at one time assistant to Matthew Noble. Born Shrewsbury. Father to Paul.
Henry Poole
Architectural sculptor. Born Westminster. Son of architectural sculptor Samuel Poole and brother of painter Samuel Jr. He studied with G. F. Watts and was a Studio assistant on Physical Energy. Pro...
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...
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Edmund Spenser
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
Horatio Prater
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has found someone who is probably our man, Andrew writes: I can find no evidence of an H. Prater in the Croydon area in the 1880's so I believe that the Historic Engla...
Bobby Charlton
Known by everyone as Bobby Charlton (though he became Sir Robert Charlton, CBE) he was a football player and manager. Born in Ashington, Northumberland. Brother of Jack Charlton. He played principa...
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