{On the east face:}
In memory of Sir James John Hamilton Bart., 1876
The memory of the just is blessed.
{There are 3 more biblical quotations on the other three sides.}
W1, Portman Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hamilton
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Hamilton
The text is inscribed into the main body of the fountain but can really only be read with the fingers. As is common nowadays, the founta...
Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions? The mottling in the granite can make the text almost impos...
{Carved in the marble surface at the back:} Erected to the memory of H. Hayhill by his friends in HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. 1882.
'Wardmote' just means a meeting where decisions are made.
The gardens’ information board is interesting: St George’s Gardens was one of the very first burial grounds to be established away from ...
