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. Â Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill,...
Unveiled by Princess Anne. We have not created a page for all of the many trustees and donors listed, nor for the parties in the list hea...
This area has a large Turkish community. From Architectural Memorialization at Turkey’s › Witness Sites ‹: The Case of the Madimak Hotel...
We are told by the people at The Register of the Anglo-Boer War that this war actually ended on 31 May 1902. The memorial gives 1903 as t...
Probably erected no more than an year or so after the explosion, this monument used to be the south side of North Woolwich Road, nearly o...
Erected the year after Davidson's death, about 18 months after his resignation as Archbishop. He was the first Archbishop to resign rathe...
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