1836 - W.S. Gilbert - 1911
Playwright & poet. His foe was folly & his weapon wit.
{at the feet of the ladies are:}
Tragedy
Comedy
{on the scroll with the shield beneath - the Latin text translates as "I would rather die than change". :}
Mallem mori quam mutare
{bottom left:}
Geo. Frampton 1914
WC2, Victoria Embankment
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W.S. Gilbert monument
Playwright, lyricist & poet. Born 17 Southampton Street as William Schwen...
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W.S. Gilbert monument
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill,...
{Left hand page of an open book:} To commemorate the scouts of the 2nd Walworth Troop drowned off Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, on 4th Augus...
The monument, created by sculptor Richard Kindersley, comprises a number of concrete panels, bolted together with rivets to give the impr...
On our first visit there was no plaque, but the 'ghost' marks on the plinth suggest that there was an original central plaque (WW1) with ...
The monument, designed by Sydney March, is grade II Listed. Prior to 2012 Google street view shows the original bronze plaques on this mo...
The lettering is, unusually, made up of dots, pierced in the stone.
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