Sculpture in the lake in gardens east of Brooklands Park, SE3
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Sculpture in the lake in gardens east of Brooklands Park, SE3
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 2 Sep 2010
The location of this statue is shown in Image I am grateful to Melvyn Harrison, Chairman of the Crystal Palace Foundation http://www.crystalpalacefoundation.org.uk/ , for the information that this statue of a reclining man is one of several similar ones that were commissioned by Sir Joseph Paxton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paxton in 1854 for setting in the grounds of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham; it was sculpted by Raffaele Monti http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaelle_Monti. For further details, please see the Sydenham Town Forum website http://www.sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3407&sid=8d8ab530250172341f4aeb6931c77dba.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.46233
Longitude
0.018423