Lords Cricket Ground, Relief Sculpture, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, 2012. Creator: Simon Inglis.

Lords Cricket Ground, Relief Sculpture, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, 2012. Creator: Simon Inglis.

2-941-461 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Lords Cricket Ground, Relief Sculpture, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, 2012. The relief sculpture of sportsmen and women outside Lord's Cricket Ground on the corner of St John's Wood Road and Wellington Road. The sculpture was unveiled in 1934. It depicts tennis players, golfers, cricketers, swimmers, oarsmen and footballers in bas-relief. The phrase 'Play Up Play Up and Play the Game' from Henry Newbolt's 1892 poem 'Vitai Lampada' is engraved between the figures. The sculpture is Grade II listed.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Simon Inglis, attributed to: British: photographer
People Related
  1. Gilbert Bayes: British: artist, sculptor
  2. Henry Newbolt: British: author, poet, novelist, historian

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster

  1. 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes

Society & Culture Art & Literature

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2734x2145
File Size : 17,181kb


Aliases

  1. PLA01/03/0517
  1. pla01_03_0517
  1. 0250012955
  1. 2-941-461
  1. 2941461
  1. PLA01/03/0517


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