London, England, UK. Statue of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster in Wilton Crescent, Belgravia. (Jonathan Wylder)

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London, England, UK. Statue of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster in Wilton Crescent, Belgravia. (1998: Jonathan Wylder) The developer of Belgravia, shown studying plans of the area, his foot resting on a milestone inscribed CHESTER/ 197/ MILES, a reference to his estate at Eaton Hall in Cheshire. Inscription on the pedestal: When we build, let us think we build for ever—?a slight misquotation from John Ruskin’s Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849)

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Size: 2490px × 3700px
Photo credit: © PjrStatues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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