Post Tagged with: "statues"

  • Charles I: so bad they executed him twice

    Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first. At his feet there is a little plaque. Set up in 1675, fair enough. But did they really have to say that Joshua Marsham, the sculptor who made the piece, had executed him. […]

     
  • Event: The Statues EP Launch Thurs. 20th Dec. 6.30 pm

    The haunting two piece The Statues are launching their new EP Through The Night on Thursday 20th December at Firebox, a truly amazing space in King’s Cross. It is the culmination some slow careful songwriting and a year’s worth of gigging around London. It’s free entry, but ticket’s can be booked here to guarantee […]

     
  • Statue Wars in Camden

    Tonight two noisy demonstrations converged outside Camden Town Hall bringing together dozens of protesters concerned about proposals for siting a statue. The proposal to put a statue of the founder of Bangladesh in Brunswick Square has divided the local community with some coming to support the idea and others holding […]