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Southwark Gateway Needle

Southwark Gateway Needle

SE1, London Bridge

The inclined needle is made of Portland stone, 16m high. It won a Natural Stone Craftsmanship Award 2000. We could find no plaque and th...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Gatehouse Square, Southwark

Gatehouse Square, Southwark

SE1, Gatehouse Square, parking area to the south

The sculpture is titled "Great Oaks from Little Acorns".  From PMSA:"... holding her hands over an acorn which rests on the top of the wa...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

EC3, Cornhill, St Michael's

Unveiled by the Lord Mayor, James Roll.

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
New Zealand memorial

New Zealand memorial

W1, Hyde Park corner

16 bronze standards, each decorated with texts and motifs of New Zealand, such as a fern leaf, a manaia figure, a farmer, Anzac poppies, ...

3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Aboliton of slavery - SE1

Aboliton of slavery - SE1

SE1, Potters Fields

We photographed this statue in September 2012 and it was gone by March 2014.  Presumably it was relocated somewhere but we don't know.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Wellington Arch - Quadriga

Wellington Arch - Quadriga

SW1, Hyde Park Corner

While still Prince of Wales, Edward VII saw a plaster version of this sculpture and initiated the idea of a bronze version being erected ...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Silver Jubilee sculpture

Silver Jubilee sculpture

W1, Fitzroy Square

The sculpture is titled "View".

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Imperial Institute lions

Imperial Institute lions

SW7, Imperial College Road, Queen's Tower

Of the four lions that used to flank the entrance to the Imperial Institute two remain here, the other two were taken to the Commonwealth...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
The Vintners

The Vintners

EC4, Little Trinity Lane

Believed to be the first public sculpture in London commissioned by a Livery Company. We would have expected the inscriptions (WDR and W...

1 subject commemorated, 3 creators
Tower of London execution site

Tower of London execution site

EC3, Tower Green, Tower of London

Catling wrote the poem as well as creating the sculpture. Doesn't that cushion look lovely and comfy - just the place to lay a weary head...

10 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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