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Bust

William Whiteley - bust

Inscription

1831    1907
William Whiteley

{On ribbon:}
labora et vive {Latin for: work and live}

{At lower right:}
Geo. Frampton RA, 1915

Site: Whiteley Village (5 memorials)

KT12, Whiteley Village

The text says the statue and the relief are of copper, not the more usual bronze. The front of the plinth below the seated lady supports (top to bottom): the relief; the plaque; the foundation stone. The biographical plaque is on the back.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust

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William Whiteley

Entrepreneur and founder of Whiteley's department store on Queensway, now Whi...

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Whiteley Village

A retirement village created with a bequest from William Whiteley. A charitab...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust

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Sir George Frampton

Sculptor.  Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill,...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - bust

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Whiteley Village - foundation stone

Whiteley Village - foundation stone

This foundation stone was laid by the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Art...

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Wiliam Whiteley - biographical plaque

Wiliam Whiteley - biographical plaque

William Whiteley, the founder of this Trust, was born at Agbrigg, Yorks on th...

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Wiliam Whiteley - sculpture

Wiliam Whiteley - sculpture

Maybe on an overcast day it would be possible to photograph the north facing ...

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William Whiteley - plaque

William Whiteley - plaque

The quotation is from Psalm 41.1.

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