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
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
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,...
When this memorial was unveiled the street was still called Montreal Place.
This church, built 1856, was initially known as All Saints, Stonebridge but we've seen it referred to as All Saints, Haggerston, and also...
We photographed this section of the cross to show the very unusual carving. At the base this depicts thorny branches entwined around ste...
Green Western Australian granite, with polished slabs forming a curved wall carved all over with the 24,000 names of the hometowns of the...
We like the bespoke layout of this plaque: the medals, the maiden-name, the "in Japan", all fitted in, one way or another, achieving a pl...
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