Relief Sculpture At Lords Cricket Ground

This relief sculpture is located at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wellington Road. It was created in 1934 by Gilbert Bayes, RA, and is made of Portland stone. The sculpture is a bas-relief depicting a procession of thirteen sportsmen and women, including tennis players, golfers, cricketers, swimmers, oarsmen, and footballers. An inscription at the upper level reads “PLAY UP PLAY UP AND PLAY THE GAME,” after Sir Henry Newboult. An inscription along the base reads “PRESENTED TO St MARYLEBONE BY ALDERMAN DAVID ISAACS 1934. GILBERT BAYES 1934.” The relief was installed following a widening of the roadway in 1934, and the corner was remodelled and a new setting was created in 1995-96.