Hans Klas Wikne thatched roof on thecorner of Lisle Street

on thecorner of Lisle Street and Leicester Square

With an allegorical scene below showing a winged figurel crowning Nelson with a laurel wreath and ships at sea

Design for a monument to Admiral Lord Nelson in the form of a column

The building was the residence and shop of a Mr Marr

Hans Klas Wikne thatched roof on thecorner of Lisle StreetHans Klas Wikne seen here carrying the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Equstrian Games in Stockholm. For the first time, the competitions took place in two countries. As the equine quarantine law was too strict to allow the entry of foreign horses into Australia, the equestrian events took place in Stockholm. 10th June 1956