JR Bradbury
Latest Reviews
Goodman Gallery
2021 May 26
We had just visited the RAA and my wife looked in at the Goodman Gallery as we were heading home, and we went in. The receptionist was really polite, lovely and welcoming.
She got us sign in which is a very wise, and sensible precaution.
The exhibition was by Kapwani Kiwanga an outstanding artist I had never heard of. Her work was so interesting and innovative, she used sisal in a few of her exhibits but I really liked the work on display downstairs really nice. Just wish I had a piece hanging on my wall at home!
The exhibition is on till early June so get down there if you can.
Once again the receptionist was so nice, welcoming and we did not feel that "invisible barrier" to outsiders, which sometimes happens in the art gallery world.
Last note not sure if there is disabled access or not so please phone beforehand, the stairs to the lower ground floor are quite steep but take your time and there will be no problem.
Highly recommended will visit the Goodman Gallery in future, thank you.
She got us sign in which is a very wise, and sensible precaution.
The exhibition was by Kapwani Kiwanga an outstanding artist I had never heard of. Her work was so interesting and innovative, she used sisal in a few of her exhibits but I really liked the work on display downstairs really nice. Just wish I had a piece hanging on my wall at home!
The exhibition is on till early June so get down there if you can.
Once again the receptionist was so nice, welcoming and we did not feel that "invisible barrier" to outsiders, which sometimes happens in the art gallery world.
Last note not sure if there is disabled access or not so please phone beforehand, the stairs to the lower ground floor are quite steep but take your time and there will be no problem.
Highly recommended will visit the Goodman Gallery in future, thank you.
Constance Fund fountain of Diana
2020 Jul 21
Statue of Goddess Diana is a fountain and sculpture which is also known as "Diana of the Treetops'.
This Fountain was commissioned by the Constance Trust which agreed to fund the statue in June 1950. The winner of the competition was Jim Clarke, a teacher at Blundell’s School in Devon.
The Fountain was unveiled in1954.
Until 2011, the statue stood in the centre of Green Park, on the site of an earlier fountain by Sydney Smirke that was deemed beyond repair.
The Fountain was moved to form the centre-piece of the new entrance to Green Park and is a wonderful calming sight as you enter the park from a usually very busy Piccadilly.
A very nice addition to this area and well thought out.
This Fountain was commissioned by the Constance Trust which agreed to fund the statue in June 1950. The winner of the competition was Jim Clarke, a teacher at Blundell’s School in Devon.
The Fountain was unveiled in1954.
Until 2011, the statue stood in the centre of Green Park, on the site of an earlier fountain by Sydney Smirke that was deemed beyond repair.
The Fountain was moved to form the centre-piece of the new entrance to Green Park and is a wonderful calming sight as you enter the park from a usually very busy Piccadilly.
A very nice addition to this area and well thought out.
The National Police Memorial
2020 Apr 26
Designed by Lord Foster and Per Arnold.
The National Police memorial was unveiled in 2005 by HM The Queen.
After the death of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy Michael Winner the film director setup a fund to remember police officers fallen in duty.
This successfully raised money via public donations and the rest was funded by Westminster Council.
The memorial takes the form of a black granite clad tablet with glass chamber containing a book listing the names of those killed,
This is a very iconic sculpture just outside the perimeter of St James Park and close to Admiralty Arch.
Good to spend time there and remember police officers serving us doing their public duties so well and look after us on a daily 365/24/7 basis and we are very thankful to them.
The National Police memorial was unveiled in 2005 by HM The Queen.
After the death of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy Michael Winner the film director setup a fund to remember police officers fallen in duty.
This successfully raised money via public donations and the rest was funded by Westminster Council.
The memorial takes the form of a black granite clad tablet with glass chamber containing a book listing the names of those killed,
This is a very iconic sculpture just outside the perimeter of St James Park and close to Admiralty Arch.
Good to spend time there and remember police officers serving us doing their public duties so well and look after us on a daily 365/24/7 basis and we are very thankful to them.
Norwegian War Memorial
2020 Apr 18
A large piece of pre-Cambrian granite mounted on three smaller stones.
This stone was erected by the Royal Norwegian Navy and the Norwegian Merchant Fleet in 1978.
On the North facing aspect the inscription reads.
"This boulder was brought here from Norway where it was worn and shaped for thousands of years by forces of nature, frost, running water, rock, sand and ice until it obtained its present shape."
A fitting tribute and a lovely setting for this historical landmark.
This stone was erected by the Royal Norwegian Navy and the Norwegian Merchant Fleet in 1978.
On the North facing aspect the inscription reads.
"This boulder was brought here from Norway where it was worn and shaped for thousands of years by forces of nature, frost, running water, rock, sand and ice until it obtained its present shape."
A fitting tribute and a lovely setting for this historical landmark.
Equestrian Statue of King George III
2020 Apr 04
George III statue by Matthew Cotes Wyatt
The bronze statue of George III (1836) stands on a 12 foot high Portland stone base near to Trafalgar Square in the heart of London.
George III was the first of England's monarchs to be commemorated in this way by public subscription, and not by a private gift.
This is a beautiful imposing structure that leads the way to Trafalgar Square
The bronze statue of George III (1836) stands on a 12 foot high Portland stone base near to Trafalgar Square in the heart of London.
George III was the first of England's monarchs to be commemorated in this way by public subscription, and not by a private gift.
This is a beautiful imposing structure that leads the way to Trafalgar Square