the V&A ... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose

these panels above the main entrance to the V&A were made by Drury, the same man that made those huge figures on the downstream side of vauxhall bridge

http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/search?q=allegorical+figures+by+drury

allegorical figures by drury on the downstream side of vauxhall bridge

if you are curious about municipal art in london, bob speel is your man ...

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/london/vauxbr.htm