Local Celebrities - Brunswick Quay, London, UK
N 51° 29.719 W 000° 02.428
30U E 705429 N 5709061
This silhouette art represents three local celebrities who were born or lived close-by. The steel artwork, comprising three pieces, stands on Brunswick Quay on the north side of Greenland Dock in Rotherhithe, London.
Waymark Code: WM125MT
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/05/2020
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The two 'people' represent the actor Michael Caine and the cartographer Phyllis Pearsall who created the A to Z streetmap of London. The bicycle represents the local cycling activist, Barry Mason.
Nearby plaques tell us:
Plaque 1:
The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community celebrate Sustrans winning a nationwide vote in 2007 to create new walking and cycling routes across the UK, funded by the Big Lottery.
Plaque 2:
Phyllis Pearsall MBE 1906 - 1996 In 1935 Phyllis drew the first A to Z street map of London. She surveyed 23,000 streets and walked over 3,000 miles.
Sir Michael Caine CBE A highly respected actor, renowned for his distinctive Cockney accent, appearing in over one hundred films.
Barry Mason 1950 - 2011 Tireless and dynamic cycling campaigner who loved city life, birds and bikes in equal measure. He leaves a legacy for London.
The characters are life-size and are cut from one centimetre thick steel plate.