Person    | Male  Born 1919  Died 12/2/1997

Walter Ritchie

Categories: Sculpture

Born Coventry. Apprenticed to Eric Gill. Often worked in brick. Died Kenilworth. Obit. in the Independent.

2023: Ian Greig of the Alcester & District Local History Society drew our attention to an article about Ritchie.

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Walter Ritchie

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Sir Leonard Hutton - brick sculpture

Unveiled by Hutton's widow.

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John William Mills, PPRBS, ARCA, FRSA

John William Mills, PPRBS, ARCA, FRSA

Sculptor.  He has also designed a number of British coins. John William Mills was born on 4 March 1933 in Balham, the elder of the two children of William Samuel Mills (1902-1943) and Lily Maud Pa...

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Naomi Blake

Naomi Blake

Born Czechoslovakia around 1924 to 1927. Survived Auschwitz though most of her family did not. 1955-60 she studied at Hornsey School of Art.

Person, Sculpture, Czechoslovakia

1 memorial
Sir William Reid Dick

Sir William Reid Dick

Born Glasgow. Reid was his mother's maiden name.  Other work in London: 1936 - Boy with Frog fountain in Regent's Park and The Herald at 85 Fleet Street.  Died at home in 16 Maida Vale in the house...

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

10 memorials

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Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey

IG11, North Street, Barking Abbey Grounds

Barking Abbey Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the Danes it was rebuilt in the 10th century. William the Conquer...

6 subjects commemorated
Bloody Assizes

Bloody Assizes

A series of trials which started at Winchester in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion. Further trials took place at Salisbury, Dorchester and Taunton, and i...

Event, Law

1 memorial
Fabian Society

Fabian Society

Founded in 1884. Their website states "The Fabian Society is the UK's only membership-based left of centre think tank" and provides the following: "The Fabian Society was founded in 1884 as a socia...

Group, Politics & Administration

2 memorials