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,...
Unveiled by Lieut General Sir Ivor Maxse. The Supreme Court explains why this memorial is here and confirms that the model for the main ...
Shame about the nose. On the platform at the unveiling ceremony Brock was made Knight Commander of the Bath.
{There are 5 panels alternating with a balustrade. On the central panel, inside a wreath:} Pro Patria {And below that, on the front of ...
The 3 guardsmen are cast from captured Russian guns. The guns displayed at the rear are those used at the siege of Sebastopol. This was ...
Note that the arrangement of the names on the back has been well-designed: they are in alphabetical sequence and fit neatly onto the ston...
From the Imperial College website: The Royal College of Science building was completed in 1906 ….. The building was designed by architect...
Planetslade have a thorough and well-written history of the Whitefield chapel and its burial grounds. In brief: Funded by his patron the Countess of Huntingdon (see Lady Erskine for more about her)...
We thank our colleague Andrew Behan for researching the names on this memorial. 2016: We attended an event at UCL at which reference was...
The tree itself is almost entirely lost, half buried in a modern planting scheme which gives priority to the high brick walls surrounding...
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