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Sculpture

Penny wall

Enlarged imagery from the 'penny' has been used on the cladding of the station's east and west external facades. This is difficult to photograph but you can see some of it here.

Site: Dead man's penny (2 memorials)

SW18, Crossrail Path, Woolwich Crossrail station

The Oeuvre Nationale le Souvenir Belge is possibly the Belgian equivalent of the British Dead man's penny.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Penny wall

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Edward Carter Preston

Artist, renowned as a sculptor and medallist.  Born, and died, in Liverpool. ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Penny wall

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Dead Man's Penny

Dead Man's Penny

{One side of the information panel:} Royal Arsenal History Next of Kin Memor...

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Nearby Memorials

sculptural group 2 - Jellicoe

sculptural group 2 - Jellicoe

SW1, Trafalgar Square

Jellicoe and Beatty had each, at different times, been commander of the Grand Fleet in WW1 and had died within 5 months of each other, wh...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Anzac boulder

Anzac boulder

SW11, Battersea Park

This sandstone boulder (three quarters of a tonne) is one of 6 removed from a golf course next to Bondi Beach and delivered here by the A...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
St Michael's School, Chester Square - statue

St Michael's School, Chester Square - statue

SW1, Pimlico Road

When you have a winged character overpowering a dragon - who is it - St Michael or St George?  Here we have St Michael. Our confidence c...

1 subject commemorated
Caryatid - left

Caryatid - left

SE16, Southwark Park

A nearby information board informs: The Caryatides of Rotherhithe Old Town Hall Designed and constructed {* see our note below} by Henry...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Artillery - cannons

Artillery - cannons

SW1, Artillery Row, Artillery House

Admiring these charming toy-like cannons we realised they could be taken as a memorial to the use of this site for firing practice.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator