Plaque

Colonel William Carlos plaque

Erection date: 2013

Inscription

{On a marble plaque laid into the ground at the base of the statue of the king:}
Colonel William Carlos c.1610 - 1689

Subditus fidelis regis et regni salus {Latin: 'A faithful subject of the king and the safety of the kingdom'}

Soldier in the Civil War, protector of King Charles II at Boscobel after the battle of Worcester in 1651. God, by the over-shadowing of an oak, did preserve our royal founder from the hands of his enemies.

Site: Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middle Court (5 memorials)

SW3, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Middle Court

In our photo you can see the Latin text on the frieze to the arcade. The statue faces the building and backs the Thames, and the camera. The Carlos plaque is at the base of the statue. You can see that there are dozens of plaques in the arcade along the whole length of the south-facing façade. These are mainly to individuals associated with the Hospital, many of them former Governors. We collected only the plaque that you can see to the right of the entrance, to those killed at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in WW1 and in WW2.

This is a good place to raise the subject of the orientation of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.  Looked at on a map the strong thrust to the north-west is inescapable - the central axis runs in this direction from the river, through the 'South Grounds', cuts this Middle Court in half, runs through the arch at the centre of the very symmetrical Hospital complex, continues across the private Burton Court into Royal Avenue, finally ending at the Kings Road. This is all that is left (was ever built) of what Londonist calls Kensington's lost triumphal avenue, desired by King Charles II, designed by Christopher Wren. See the Royal Avenue plaque

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Colonel William Carlos plaque

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William Carlos

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Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW1

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Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

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Royal Hospital Chelsea - frieze

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