Search for Enlightenment
The inspiration for Search for Enlightenment came to sculptor Simon Gudgeon while travelling in Africa. Two large human heads cast in...
Albert Memorial
Situated in Kensington Gardens stands the 54m tall Memorial to Prince Albert (1819-1861). It was commissioned by Queen Victoria and...
Alfred the Great
Thought to be the oldest free-standing statue in London, heavily restored through the centuries, this portrait of Alfred the Great was...
Sotheby's Sekhmet
If you every walk past Sotheby's, New Bond Street be sure to take a look at the black basalt statue that sits above the entrance. The...
Caryatides of Rotherhithe Old Town Town
These Caryatides sit in Southwark Park. Originally flanking the main entrance of the old Rotherhithe Town Hall, later a library. The...
Monument to Hodge the Cat
“I never shall forget the indulgence with which he treated Hodge, his cat… I recollect him one day scrambling up Dr. Johnson’s breast,...
Samuel Johnson Statue
England’s most famous writer of the 18th century - and creator of the first English dictionary - looks very cuddly and amusing company in...
Dowding
The carvings say it all... ​ Carved into the front of the stone pedestal: Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG, RAF, Baron of...
Bomber Harris
Responsible for the bombing raids that infamously destroyed Dresden, ‘Bomber’ Harris was a fighter pilot during WWI. Taking charge of...
Gladstone Memorial
Liberal Party statesman and prime minister four times, Gladstone (1809-1898) was cited by Churchill as Britain’s greatest prime minister....
