To the memory of
William Gilson Humphrey B.D.
Scholar divine
Vicar of this parish from 1855 to 1886
Born Jan. 1815 Died Jan. 1886
Site: Vicar Humphreys (1 memorial)
WC2, Adelaide Street
To the memory of
William Gilson Humphrey B.D.
Scholar divine
Vicar of this parish from 1855 to 1886
Born Jan. 1815 Died Jan. 1886
WC2, Adelaide Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Vicar Humphreys
William Gilson Humphry was born on 30 January 1815 in Sudbury, Suffolk, the e...
A lovely fountain, with its egg-and-dart cornicing and gaping mouth, which presumably is where the functioning parts once sat.
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...
{On the side facing the garden:} In memory of Philip Twells, M. P., for the City of London, May 8 1881. {On the side facing the road:} M...
A cherub stands atop the fountain clutching a dolphin which appears capable of spouting water but was not obliging on our visit. This fo...