Sir John Cass - Charity boy - bust
EC3, Jewry Street, 31
Building by A. W. Cooksey, 1900. The small busts of the charity children recall the statues which flanked the original Cass statue in its...
1 subject commemorated
Paul Reuter bust
EC4, Royal Exchange Buildings
This style of bust, called a herm bust, originated in ancient Greece. Oddly, male genitalia are sometimes carved on the plain section, in...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Tot Ct Road Head 3
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
Tot Ct Road Head 2
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
Tot Ct Road Head 1
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
Robert Devereux bust
WC2, Devereux Court
This bust was brought to our attention by Discovering London, where its claim to carry the oldest inscription in London is debunked. Â The...
1 subject commemorated
Rabindranath Tagore bust
WC1, Gordon Square, Garden
The poem is from 'Song Offerings' by Tagore. Written in Bengali, he created the English version himself so we guess the plaque is indeed ...
1 subject commemorated,
4 creators
Bernardo O’Higgins bust
TW9, O’Higgins Square
This bust, erected 200 years after O'Higgins left Richmond, was designed by Echenique (the plinth and setting presumably) but, according ...
1 subject commemorated,
5 creators
William Vincent
SW1, Vincent Square, Junction with Hatherley Street
The terracotta plaque and Nabresina stone tablet, were commissioned by the residents' association to commemorate the bicentenary of the a...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Shakespeare bust - EC1
EC1, Goswell Road, Golden Lane Estate, Crescent House
We can find no information about this bust.
1 subject commemorated
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