John Henry Cardinal Newman, 1801 - 1890
On the wall of the Oratory behind there are two sculptured plaques with flowers and leaves, to the left, three stars at the top and "SPN"; to the right, a fleur-de-lys at the top and "MR".
From the : The Memorial was designed by G. F. Bodley and Thomas Garner "and made by Farmer and Brindley, whose artist L J Chavalliaud modelled Newman’s statue."
SW7, Brompton Road, The Oratory
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cardinal Newman - statue
Born 80 Old Broad Street, eldest son of a banker. Goaded into writing his Apo...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cardinal Newman - statue
Firm of sculptors. Founded by William Farmer (1825-1879) and William Brindley...
Ecclesiastical architect. Born Hull. George Gilbert Scott was his brother-in...
Sculptor. Born Reims France. Came to Britain in 1890s and stayed for fiftee...
British History Online refers to this feature as “An eagle on a double Tuscan column, of unknown origin, stands in front of a garden…”. S...
Here fell Patrick Dunne 20th October 1993. {Below is the badge of the Metropolitan Police.}
The quotation comes from Binyon's 1914 poem, ‘For the Fallen’. The memorial must have been renovated in 2010.
The unveiling was hosted by BBC Director-General Mark Thompson and attended by Sir Stephen Redgrave.
The statue and the reliefs are by Jones with Jackson responsible for the architectural elements. We found the quality of the work on the...
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