Erection date: 1821
{On the base of the statue:}
COADE LAMBETH 1821
EC2, St Botolph’s Church Hall, Bishopsgate
This building was originally the School House, begun in 1821 by Sir William Rawlins.
From we learn that: Many layers of paint were removed from the statues and they are now kept inside the building, behind glass. The statues in the niches are replicas.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Botolph’s - charity boy
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Botolph’s - charity boy
A ceramic material called an artificial stone, and created by Mrs Eleanor Coa...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Botolph’s - charity boy
A good source for the history of this statue is Sir William Treloar's 'A Lord Mayor's Diary', 1906 - 07, published in 1920. Discussing t...
This sculpture depicts a scene on a stage, in which Alleyn is acting with a young boy (executing a 'low five', possibly?). The Dulwich So...
Inside the gates at each entrance to the square there is a modern information board, erected when the square was renovated in 2003. Abou...
Holborn Viaduct is watched over by four memorial statues:north-west corner - Walworthsouth-west corner - Fitz Eylwin south-east corner - ...
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