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Relief Sculpture at Lords Cricket Ground

A Grade II Listed Building in Regent's Park, London

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Latitude: 51.5301 / 51°31'48"N

Longitude: -0.1694 / 0°10'9"W

OS Eastings: 527081

OS Northings: 182832

OS Grid: TQ270828

Mapcode National: GBR 65.5P

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.0STW

Plus Code: 9C3XGRJJ+27

Entry Name: Relief Sculpture at Lords Cricket Ground

Listing Date: 22 May 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1271512

English Heritage Legacy ID: 487596

ID on this website: 101271512

Location: St John's Wood, Westminster, London, NW8

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: Regent's Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Johns Wood Church

Church of England Diocese: London

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TQ2782NW WELLINGTON ROAD
1900/23/10281 Relief sculpture at Lords Cricket Ground
22-MAY-01

II

Relief sculpture. 1934 by Gilbert Bayes, RA. Portland stone. A bas-relief procession of thirteen sportsmen and women, depicting tennis players, golfers, cricketers, swimmers, oarsmen and footballers. Inscribed (after Sir Henry Newboult) at the upper level PLAY UP PLAY UP AND PLAY THE GAME. Inscribed along base PRESENTED TO St MARYLEBONE BY ALDERMAN DAVID ISAACS 1934. GILBERT BAYES 1934. The relief was inserted on this corner following a widening of the roadway in 1934; the corner was remodelled and a new setting formed in 1995-96.

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