Britannia (first version) by Francis Derwent Wood, R.A. (1871-1926). 1924. Portland stone, 2.5 m high. Signed on base of figure at the Finsbury Circus side of the building: “DERWENT WOOD RA/ 1924.” Location: Britannic House designed by Sir E. L. Lutyens for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which later became British Petroleum, Finsbury Circus, London EC2. [Photograph showing the location of the Britannia (first version) to Indian Water Carrier.

Other sculpture on Britannic House and related material

Text and Photographs by Robert Freidus Formatting and image correction by George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Bibliography

Ward-Jackson, Philip. Public Sculpture of the City of London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2003.


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