W6, Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith Carnegie Library
Milton sitting on the left; Shakespeare on the right; Carnegie's cartouche is inside the porch, above the door.
Erected in 1905, confirms that, as for the Islington Library, the architect was Henry Hare and the sculptor was Schenck.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
Born Edinburgh to a German immigrant lithographer. Via Stoke on Trent he move...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare statue - Hammersmith
The fur collar, the cap . . . Surely this statue is the man in the Cromwell portrait.
The stance of the horse has been criticised since the position of the hind legs suggest urination. Probably not what was intended. We th...
The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...
Unusually the model for this statue is known: Webber. Our thanks to his great grandson, Simon North, for letting us know.
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, since in photographs it seems about the same size as anyone s...
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