Plaque

Barber Beaumont - information plaque

Inscription

The origins of Queen Mary College lie in Barber Beaumont's Philosophical Institution. This stone from his first place of interment in Shandy Park was brought here in 1979. His remains now lie in Kensal Green.

This information plaque is giving the provenance of the immense slab of information about Beaumont to its left.

Site: Barber Beaumont - QMC (2 memorials)

E1, Mile End Road, The People's Palace Foyer, Queen Mary University of London

This inscribed slab self-describes as being part of Beaumont's vault, which was in his own East London Cemetery, now Shandy Park, a 5-minute walk due south from here. See Barber Beaumont tomb for more information.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Barber Beaumont - information plaque

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Barber Beaumont

Army officer, painter, philanthropist. Born John Thomas Barber and in 1812 fo...

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Beaumont's Philosophical Institution

Founded in Beaumont Square, Mile End, by Barber Beaumont. Initially called th...

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Shandy Park / East London Cemetery

Shandy Park is a green space a few blocks due south of this site. It was open...

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Barber Beaumont - vault stone

Barber Beaumont - vault stone

Our transcription of this long inscription was aided by the typed Winter 1978...

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