91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Group   

Joseph Whitehead & Sons Ltd

Group

Contractor in marble work, responsible for the design and execution of works such as the drinking fountains for the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. Based at Imperial Works, Kennington Oval.

Joseph James Whitehead (18 January 1868 – 17 January 1951) sculptor and stonemason. Born Birmingham, the oldest son of John Whitehead (1845–1904), also a sculptor. His younger brother John, born 1876 in London, also worked in the business. Joseph died at Creek House, Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire. More information at .

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Joseph Whitehead & Sons Ltd

Creations i

Brown Dog statue - original - lost

The structure is a reasonably standard late Victorian drinking fountain, in g...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Herbert Stewart monument

The medallion was sculpted in 1886. Chelsea says: "It appears to be based on...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain - jubilee

{On long, low bronze plaques, one on each face, starting at the south and goi...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

War memorial - Islington Holy Trinity

The inscription "at call of king . . . Live in freedom" comes from a letter s...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Walter Gropius

Walter Gropius

Architect. Born Walter Adolph Georg Gropius in Berlin. He founded the Bauhaus school. His door handle designs are still being made today. At the rise of Hitler he and his wife Ilse moved to London ...

Person, Architecture, Seriously Famous, Germany, USA

1 memorial
Guy Nicholls

Guy Nicholls

Architect active in 1950. Possibly the borough surveyor for St Marylebone but we cannot confirm that.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Councillor A. C. Shearing

Councillor A. C. Shearing

Architect of the British Legion Hornsey in 1929.

Person, Architecture, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Ewan Christian

Ewan Christian

Architect.  Born Marylebone.  Designed the National Portrait Gallery.  Primarily worked on churches though he found time to design about 120 houses.  Died at the home he had designed for himself, '...

Person, Architecture

2 memorials
Lieutenant-Colonel George Edward Holman, T.D.

Lieutenant-Colonel George Edward Holman, T.D.

Colonel George Edward Holman. Architect.  From Historic England: "J. Lyons & Co started as a chain of teashops in 1894 before developing a range of teas, produced from 1921 at Greenford ... Th...

Person, Architecture, Armed Forces

1 memorial