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Morley mosaics - WBR - Emma Cons

Morley mosaics - Westminster Bridge Road

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Emma Cons, born 1838.
Emma was a politician, suffragette, educationalist,business woman, philanthropist and impressario. She was the first woman alderman of the London County Council, founder of Morley College and the Old Vic Theatre.
Artist: Laura Symes
By Southbank Mosaics
Arts Council of England

Site: Morley mosaics - Westminster Bridge Road (4 memorials)

SE1, Westminster Bridge Road, Morley College

Left to right: Cons, Martineau, Hubback, Baylis. In our photo the pedestrian has just walked past Baylis.

These mosaics are on the Maufe 1937 extension to Morley College, all that remains of the pre-WW2 buildings.

See the other 10 portrait mosaics on the King Edward Walk side of the college - see there for more information.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Emma Cons

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Morley College

This college has its origins in the temperance Royal Victoria Coffee and Musi...

Royal Coburg Theatre / Royal Victoria Theatre / Old Vic

This theatre designed by the German architect Rudolphe Cabanel, began life in...

Emma Cons

Social reformer and theatre manager. Born London. Knew and was influenced by ...

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Emma Cons

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Arts Council of England / Great Britain

1940 the Committee for Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was set up ...

Southbank Mosaics / London School of Mosaic

Southbank Mosaics actively promotes equal opportunities and cross-cultural, i...

Laura Symes

Mosaic artist active in 2012. Born Scotland.

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Morley mosaics - WBR - Emma Cons

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Morley mosaics - WBR - Caroline Martineau

Caroline Martineau, born 1844. Caroline was one of the earliest teachers at M...

Morley mosaics - WBR - Eva Hubback

Eva Hubback, born 1886. An early English feminist and suffragette, Eva became...

Morley mosaics - WBR - Lilian Baylis

Lilian Baylis, born 1874. A niece of Emma Cons, Lilian flourished as a theatr...

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