Bust

Viscount Sherbrooke bust

Erection date: 1894

Inscription

Hanc porticum. In memoriam Roberti Lowe Vice-Comitis de Sherbrooke qui summa Reipublicae officia vi ingenii consecutus fideliter explevit et in vicinis Britannici Senatus comitiis patriam favori partium semper praeposuit Carolina viduaeius dicavit AD MDCCCXCIV

Translates as:
His widow Caroline dedicated this portico in 1894 to the memory of Robert Lowe, Viscount of Sherbrooke, who, having attained the highest positions in Government through his natural talent, faithfully performed his duties and in the British local government elections always put his country ahead of his party.

We again thank David Hopkins for the Latin transcription (from some tortuous Gothic lettering) and translation. We've searched but the reference to British local government elections makes no sense to us.

Site: St Margarets Church - 2 busts (2 memorials)

SW1, St Margaret Street, St Margarets Church

Sherbrooke is inside the south-east porch. Charles I is outside, above the entrance to the north of the east end, across the road from his nemesis, Cromwell.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Viscount Sherbrooke bust

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Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke

Politician.  Born Nottinghamshire.  An albino, he suffered poor and deteriora...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Viscount Sherbrooke bust

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Caroline Lowe, Viscountess Sherbrooke

Born as Caroline Anne Sneyd, daughter of Thomas Sneyd of Ashcombe Park, Staff...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Viscount Sherbrooke bust

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Charles I bust at St Margarets

Charles I bust at St Margarets

This is one of a pair, See Charles I beheaded for more information. IanVisit...

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