{Beneath the bust:}
Augustus Harris
{On the scroll between the two cherubs:}
Erected by public subscription.
The cherubs hold theatrical masks. Musical instruments adorn the outer pillars. The inner pilasters are surmounted with the set-square and dividers of the Freemasons.
WC2, Catherine Street
The SWET plaque is to the right of the Harris monument, just out the picture.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Theatre Royal - Harris
Actor and theatre manager. Born Paris, into an international theatre family. ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Theatre Royal - Harris
Sculptor. Born in Worcester. Ornamental Passions has some comments on his wo...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Theatre Royal - Harris
Theatreland - Home of the performing arts in London A joint venture by the C...
Here fell P.C. Stephen Tibble, 26th February 1975. {Below is the badge of the Metropolitan Police.}
We photographed this section of the cross to show the very unusual carving. At the base this depicts thorny branches entwined around ste...
We can find no source for the quotation "May we ...", though it is also used on memorials in Dorset and Falkirk. There are two columns o...
"No greater honour..etc." is surely a quotation but we cannot source it.
We like the bespoke layout of this plaque: the medals, the maiden-name, the "in Japan", all fitted in, one way or another, achieving a pl...
