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William Gilberd of Colchester, Pioneer of Electrical Science (1540–1603) c.1938 Henry Rushbury (1889–1968)

William Gilberd of Colchester, Pioneer of Electrical Science (1540–1603) c.1938 Essex County Council
Dr Stanley B. Bagley (1874–1957) 1939 Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)

Dr Stanley B. Bagley (1874–1957) 1939 University of Sheffield
James Bisset (1760–1832) 1793 unknown artist

James Bisset (1760–1832) 1793 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
The Madonna of the Lilies 19th C Italian School

The Madonna of the Lilies 19th C Erewash Borough Council
'The Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene 3, the Finding of Perdita c.1823 Henry Thomson (1773–1843)

'The Winter's Tale', Act III, Scene 3, the Finding of Perdita c.1823 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Councillor Hilda Kathleen ('Kathy') Johnson, Mayor of Southampton (1969) 2004 Alice McKee (b.1954)

Councillor Hilda Kathleen ('Kathy') Johnson, Mayor of Southampton (1969) 2004 Southampton Mayor’s Parlour
Robert Wilson 1948 Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)

Robert Wilson 1948 Heriot-Watt University
Sir Charles Cockerell (1755–1837), Bt 1819 George Hayter (1792–1871)

Sir Charles Cockerell (1755–1837), Bt 1819 Trinity St David, Lampeter, Founder's Library
The Right Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens (1847–1930), PC 1930 Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958)

The Right Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens (1847–1930), PC 1930 University of Hull Art Collection
Robert William Roberts, Mayor of Grimsby (1909) 1910 George Jennison (1871–1949)

Robert William Roberts, Mayor of Grimsby (1909) 1910 Grimsby Town Hall
Walter Gifford Nash (d.1935), Honorary Surgeon of the Bedford County Hospital (1897–1935) 1935 Francis Edwin Hodge (1883–1949)

Walter Gifford Nash (d.1935), Honorary Surgeon of the Bedford County Hospital (1897–1935) 1935 Bedford Hospital
S. Watkins, Mayor of Ludlow 1872–1873 unknown artist

S. Watkins, Mayor of Ludlow 1872–1873 Ludlow Library & Museum Resource Centre
Alderman William Smith (1839–1922), JP 1908 William Logsdail (1859–1944)

Alderman William Smith (1839–1922), JP 1908 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
George Wilbraham of Delamere Lodge 1842 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

George Wilbraham of Delamere Lodge 1842 Chester Castle
David Owen c.1888 British (English) School

David Owen c.1888 Guildhall, Conwy
Philip Prothero Smith, Mayor (1871–1875 & 1878) 1881 Joseph Sydney Willis Hodges (1828–1900)

Philip Prothero Smith, Mayor (1871–1875 & 1878) 1881 Truro City Council Municipal Buildings
Monument to a Propagator Stephen Farthing (b.1950)

Monument to a Propagator New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester Arts and Museums Service
Sir Charles Pratt (1714–1794), Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1764 Thomas Hudson (1701–1779)

Sir Charles Pratt (1714–1794), Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1764 Exeter Guildhall
Sir Arthur Hodgson, KCMG, DL, JP, Mayor (1883–1888), High Steward (1896–1902) c.1899 Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929)

Sir Arthur Hodgson, KCMG, DL, JP, Mayor (1883–1888), High Steward (1896–1902) c.1899 Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall
David Mitchell, LLD 1801–1803 unknown artist

David Mitchell, LLD 1801–1803 University of Aberdeen