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) 
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#2 = Hodge ( Gough Square ) - He was one of Samuel Johnson's cats.
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#3 = Samuel Johnson ( close to St Clement Dane's church )
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#4 = Jeté by Enzo Plazzotta 1921–1981 ( Millbank )
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#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 )
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#7 =  The angel of peace by Adrian Jones ( Wellington Arch )
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#8 = The Albert Memorial ( Kensington Gardens,)
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#9 = Southwark War Memorial by Philip Lindsey Clark 1889-1977  ( Borough High Street SE1 )
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#10 = Boy And Dolphin by David Wynne  ( Cheyne Walk SW10 )
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#11 = Imperial Camel Corps London memorial ( Embankment Gardens )
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#12 = the Greek god Anteros aka Eros ( Piccadilly Circus )
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#13 = Great Western Railway War Memorial by Charles Sargeant Jagger ( Paddington )
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#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 )
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#16 = Achilles by Sir Richard Westmacott, RA 1775 – 1856 ( Hyde Park )
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#17 = Sir John Betjeman  by Martin Jennings (  St Pancras )
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#18 = The Meeting Place by Paul Day (  St Pancras )
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#19 = Phoebus Driving the Horses of the Sun  by  Sir Bertram Mackennal ( Australia House, Aldwych )
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#20 = Sherlock Holmes by  John Doubleday (  Baker Street tube station )
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#21 = The Boy David by Francis Derwent Wood 1871-1926 ( Hyde Park Corner )
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#22 = The Golden Boy of Pye Corner ( Smithfield )
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#23 = Still Water by Nic Fiddian-Green ( Marble Arch )
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#24 = Memorial to Edith Cavell by Sir George Frampton ( St Martin's Place )
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#25 = Conversation with Oscar Wilde by Maggi Hambling ( Adelaide Street )
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 Let me know what you think 

and make suggestions for the next set if you like.

Next time with me own photos

ttfn

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