A Conversation with Oscar Wilde is an outdoor sculpture by Maggi Hambling in central London dedicated to Oscar Wilde. Unveiled in 1998, it takes the form of a bench-like green granite sarcophagus, with a bust of Wilde emerging from the upper end, with a hand clasping a cigarette.
The memorial in 2019
The inscription quoting from Lady Windermere's Fan
Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the Southeastern Main Lines to Dover via Ashford and Hastings via Tunbridge Wells. All trains are operated by Southeastern, which provides the majority of commuter and regional services to south-east London and Kent. It is connected to Charing Cross Underground station and is near to Embankment Underground station and Embankment Pier.
Approach tracks across the River Thames
Trains to and from Charing Cross go over Hungerford Bridge to cross the River Thames.
The front entrance of Charing Cross station in a 19th-century print. The reimagined Charing Cross is in front of the Charing Cross Hotel.
A replica of the Eleanor Cross in Charing Cross station forecourt