Wh Hudson Memorial (On The South West Edge Of The Bird Sanctuary East Of The West Carriage Drive) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. A Modern Memorial.
Wh Hudson Memorial (On The South West Edge Of The Bird Sanctuary East Of The West Carriage Drive)
- WRENN ID
- hushed-timber-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1970
- Type
- Memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2780 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER HYDE PARK, W2 77/2 14.1.70 W H Hudson Memorial (On the south west edge of the Bird Sanctuary east of the West Carriage Drive) - II Rectangular bas-relief panel and two formal pools. 1922. Stone panel sculpted by Epstein representing the character "Rima", from Hudson's novel "Green Mansions", as a female nude surrounded by birds forming a diagonally ascending composition. A narrow, long rectangular pool with stone flagged surround is placed immediately in front of the panel with a second and similar reflecting pool closer to the footpath. A noteworthy and "notorious" early work by Epstein.
Listing NGR: TQ2716880400
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