Person    | Male  Born 25/12/1867  Died 13/11/1921

William Robert Colton

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: France

Sculptor. Born Paris but came to England early and made his home in London.

The only other public work in London that we know of is the 1897 Mermaid Fountain or Little Nell, in Hyde Park, just north of the Cavalry memorial. We've seen this called a Memorial Fountain but we think that is a careless misreading of "Mermaid" since nowhere can we discover what is supposedly being commemorated. It was replaced with a concrete reproduction in 1975.

Speel, our Picture source is very informative.

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William Robert Colton

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Royal Artillery Boer War memorial

Bronze statue depicts War being controlled by Peace. Unveiled by the Duke of ...

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Bernard Meadows

Bernard Meadows

Sculptor.  Born Norwich.  Professor of sculpture at the Royal College of Art, 1960–80.  Died at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead.  Tate holds some of his work but we are not aware of any other pu...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Kenny Hunter

Kenny Hunter

From National Galleries Scotland: "Born and raised in Edinburgh, Sculptor Kenny Hunter studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1983 to 1987. His work is heavily influenced by plastic toys, in the col...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Major Cecil Brown

Major Cecil Brown

A member of the Imperial Camel Corps for which he provided the statue in Embankment Gardens.

Person, Armed Forces, Sculpture

1 memorial
L. S. Merrifield

L. S. Merrifield

Sculptor. Leonard Stanford Merrifield was born in Gloucestershire. After training he lived in London (and was based in Chelsea for at least some of the time). Speel reviews his work. His statue of ...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

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Sir Edward David Stern

Sir Edward David Stern

1st and last Baronet of Chertsey.  Son of David Stern. Army officer and businessman. Stern Bros. of 57 Gracechurch Street were merchant banks and manufacturers of lubricating oils. Stern Brothers w...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial