London, 1720–1730 thumb|The Shakespeare memorial in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey In about 1720 Scheemakers settled in London where he befriended fellow Flemish sculptor, Gent-born Laurent Delvaux (1696–1778), who had been in London since 1717 on the recommendation of his former Master, Antwerp-born Pierre-Denis Plumier. At the time, Pierre-Denis Plumier was still in Brussels, but he came to London in early 1721 with his family, intending to settle permanently. Plumier had started on a funerary monument to John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, when he died only a few months after his arrival.Alain Jacobs, "Pierre-Denis Plumier (Anvers 1688-Londres 1721)", Revue Belge d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, Vol.68, 1999 The monument was completed by Peter Scheemakers and Laurent Delvaux in partnership, and installed in Westminster Abbey in 1722. By 1726, his brother Henry Scheemakers had also settled in London, in Old Palace Yard in St Margaret's Westminster, staying here until he moved to Paris in the mid-1730s.
London, 1720–1730 thumb|The Shakespeare memorial in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey In about 1720 Scheemakers settled in London where he befriended fellow Flemish sculptor, Gent-born Laurent Delvaux (1696–1778), who had been in London since 1717 on the recommendation of his former Master, Antwerp-born Pierre-Denis Plumier. At the time, Pierre-Denis Plumier was still in Brussels, but he came to London in early 1721 with his family intending to settle permanently. Plumier had started on a funerary monument to John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, when he died only a few months after his arrival.Alain Jacobs, "Pierre-Denis Plumier (Anvers 1688-Londres 1721)", Revue Belge d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, Vol.68, 1999 The monument was completed by Peter Scheemakers and Laurent Delvaux in partnership, and installed in Westminster Abbey in 1722. By 1726, his brother Henry Scheemakers had also settled in London, in Old Palace Yard in St Margaret's Westminster, staying here until he moved to Paris in the mid-1730s.