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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

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
Convent of the Holy Child Jesus

Convent of the Holy Child Jesus

W1, Cavendish Square

Bridgeman Images have a photo from the day of the unveiling, captioned: "May 05, 1953 - Epstein in Group Unveiled at the Convent of the H...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

NW1, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, St John's Lodge Garden

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1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
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
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front

Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front

EC1, Newgate Street

The children are marching out of the background, become older and fully 3D at the front. The younger kids, towards the end of the line, w...

4 subjects commemorated, 3 creators