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Plaque

William Whiteley - plaque

Inscription

This monument is erected in memory of William Whiteley of Westbourne Grove on Queens Road in the County of London, Esquire, by whose munificent bequest this park was purchased and these cottage homes were built for the comfort of old age and as an encouragement to others to do likewise.
Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy. XLI

The quotation is from Psalm 41.1.

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 - plaque

Subjects commemorated i

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 other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
William Whiteley - plaque

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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 - bust

William Whiteley - bust

1831    1907 William Whiteley {On ribbon:} labora et vive {Latin for: work a...

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