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Cockspur Street 26-27 (SW1)

Atlas

artist unknown
1914

Description

Façade with terra-cotta reliefs of an Atlas figure, two globes and two coats-of-arms. The building was designed by the architect W.B. Williams as the premises for Stanford's, the specialist purveyor of maps, hence the geographical symbolism.

London - Atlasa

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Bob Speel, Cockspur Street architectural sculpture, and statue of George III.

Locatie (N 51°30'26" - W 0°7'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo218; Photograph: 18 March 2019
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