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Morley mosaics - WBR - Caroline Martineau

Morley mosaics - Westminster Bridge Road

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Caroline Martineau, born 1844.
Caroline was one of the earliest teachers at Morley College, and was principal from 1891 until her death in 1902. She was always known for her generosity and keen sense of social purpose - her last and most generous gift to the college was a physics laboratory.
Artist: Jaqueline West
By Southbank Mosaics
Arts Council of England

Site: Morley mosaics - Westminster Bridge Road (4 memorials)

SE1, Westminster Bridge Road, Morley College

Left to right: Cons, Martineau, Hubback, Baylis. In our photo the pedestrian has just walked past Baylis.

These mosaics are on the Maufe 1937 extension to Morley College, all that remains of the pre-WW2 buildings.

See the other 10 portrait mosaics on the King Edward Walk side of the college - see there for more information.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Caroline Martineau

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Morley College

This college has its origins in the temperance Royal Victoria Coffee and Musi...

Caroline Martineau

Born Caroline Anne, daughter of Richard Martineau, a director and partner of ...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Caroline Martineau

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Arts Council of England / Great Britain

1940 the Committee for Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was set up ...

Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic

Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, i...

Jacqueline West

Mosaic artist, active in 2012.

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Caroline Martineau

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Morley mosaics - WBR - Emma Cons

Emma Cons, born 1838. Emma was a politician, suffragette, educationalist,busi...

Morley mosaics - WBR - Eva Hubback

Eva Hubback, born 1886. An early English feminist and suffragette, Eva became...

Morley mosaics - WBR - Lilian Baylis

Lilian Baylis, born 1874. A niece of Emma Cons, Lilian flourished as a theatr...

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