Monument

Henry Fawcett

Erection date: 1886

Inscription

{Below the relief bust:}
Erected to the memory of Henry Fawcett by his grateful countrywomen.

{Signed:}
Mary Grant, Sc. 1886.

{Below the rim of the fountain's bowl:}
Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter

{In the cartouche above the bust:}
1886 AD

Bronze. The delightful dolphin spout is very similar to that at St Dunstan's. The initials H and F appear to either side of the dolphin.

Site: Henry Fawcett (1 memorial)

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

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Henry Fawcett

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Henry Fawcett

Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Henry Fawcett

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Basil Champneys

Architect. Born Whitechapel. Died at home at 42 Frognal Lane, Hampstead. Wor...

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Mary Grant

Despite her Wikipedia page stating (in 2022) that she was born in 1831, she w...

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