Random statues of London # 1 of a series

During a wander around the City of London the other day with Alistair we stumbled across a statue I had never seen before. Now, the Parliamentary reformer John Wilkes has always been a hero of mine - and there in Fetter Lane is his statue.

This put me in mind of this project. I had started it a while ago, but as we lost so many pics when our last pcs' hard drive broke it was put on a bit of a back-burner. Without pics of my own to post I will kick off with some random ones from the interweb. As always, I assume them to be in the public domain but will of course remove them if asked. So here we go, me dears, with a random selection of statues I either love, hate or have been surprised by.

How many do you know, answers on a postcard please (or you could just leave a comment).

# 2 - interesting

# 3 interesting

# 4 - loved

# 5 - hated

# 6 - interesting

# 7 - loved

# 8 - loved

# 9 - loved

# 10 - loved

# 11 - interesting

# 12 - loved

# 13 - loved

# 14 - loved

# 15 - love and moved by.

# 16 - loved

# 17 - loved

# 18 - hated

# 19 - interesting

# 20 - hated

# 21 - loved

# 22 - interesting

# 23 - loved

# 24 - loved

# 25 - The jury is still out on this one ! Love the bust hate the coffin.

 Well there tiz me dears.

I am sure you know most, if not all. 

Answers below  and

There are also links to more info on Wiki if you want to read more.

#1 =  John Wilkes (Fetter Lane) 
more info - 

#2 = Hodge ( Gough Square ) - He was one of Samuel Johnson's cats.
more info -

#3 = Samuel Johnson ( close to St Clement Dane's church )
more info -

#4 = Jeté by Enzo Plazzotta 1921–1981 ( Millbank )
more info -

#5 = Charlie Chaplin ( Leicester Square ). As far as I can tell no one admits to doing this and it seems to have been removed.

#6 = Beau Brummell ( Jermyn Street )
more info -

#7 =  The angel of peace by Adrian Jones ( Wellington Arch )
 more info -

#8 = The Albert Memorial ( Kensington Gardens,)
more info -

#9 = Southwark War Memorial by Philip Lindsey Clark 1889-1977  ( Borough High Street SE1 )
more info - 

#10 = Boy And Dolphin by David Wynne  ( Cheyne Walk SW10 )
more info - 

#11 = Imperial Camel Corps London memorial ( Embankment Gardens )
more info -

#12 = the Greek god Anteros aka Eros ( Piccadilly Circus )
more info -

#13 = Great Western Railway War Memorial by Charles Sargeant Jagger ( Paddington )
more info - 

#14 = The Red Lion, aka the South Bank Lion by William F. Woodington ( Westminster Bridge )
more info

##15 = Daedalus  by James Butler, Fleet Air Arm Memorial ( Victoria Embankment Gardens )
more info -

#16 = Achilles by Sir Richard Westmacott, RA 1775 – 1856 ( Hyde Park )
more info - 

#17 = Sir John Betjeman  by Martin Jennings (  St Pancras )
more info -

#18 = The Meeting Place by Paul Day (  St Pancras )
more info -

#19 = Phoebus Driving the Horses of the Sun  by  Sir Bertram Mackennal ( Australia House, Aldwych )
more info -

#20 = Sherlock Holmes by  John Doubleday (  Baker Street tube station )
more info -

#21 = The Boy David by Francis Derwent Wood 1871-1926 ( Hyde Park Corner )
more info -

#22 = The Golden Boy of Pye Corner ( Smithfield )
more info - 

#23 = Still Water by Nic Fiddian-Green ( Marble Arch )
more info - 

#24 = Memorial to Edith Cavell by Sir George Frampton ( St Martin's Place )
more info -

#25 = Conversation with Oscar Wilde by Maggi Hambling ( Adelaide Street )
more info -

 Let me know what you think 

and make suggestions for the next set if you like.

Next time with me own photos

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The Gardens of Delargo Towers - October

Well me dears the gloom and the damp descends but at least the cosmos have managed to flower here in Delargo Towers at last.

They have spent all summer growing rather than flowering but made it against the rain and the wind.

Indeed they must be a contender for the tallest ever.

Autumn has kicked in in earnest now but the petunias are battling on while they wait to be replaced with violas and spring bulbs.

We have been so pleased with them this year.

In the main garden every thing is on the turn.

but we are still green for the moment and there are enough flowers to keep it jolly. 

The pears have been picked and the tubs are still full.

The cosmos are doing their best here too.

The osteospermum -

and the fuchsias are still flowering well.

And we have cuttings to take them into next Spring.

Donny casting his eye on the newly arrived winter bedding,

and looking forward to the new lily brought home from the RHS winter show.

Turks cap - Maroon King

It might not flower in its first summer but this is what we are hoping to see next July

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Random Pinkness

Every year we all in our "gang" come up with an idea for a theme for the next year's Gay Pride costumes. Then the votes are cast and the verdict is set in stone.. This gives those of us who can sew time to do so, and the rest of us time to shop.

Our theme for Pride 2014 is Shocking Pink.

So here we go with a pot-pourri of pinkness to get the ball rolling.

We have indeed used this theme before to great success 

Lets see what we can come up with next year

What ever we do it will be absolutely fantabulosa and we will all be dolly palones and bona omies

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