Erection date: 25/11/1952
{On the pub sign:} Rest and be Thankful
{Notices on the building:}
Ales, Stout
Public Bar
A sign outside a public house. The NG's leaflet confidently says the pub is in Kent. We found a pub of this name in Wheddon Cross, Minehead, Somerset, but not one in Kent. We've tried but cannot find any particular connection between Anrep and Minehead.
Site: National Gallery - Anrep mosaics - Virtues (15 memorials)
WC2, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery - Staircase Hall - North Vestibule
See National Gallery - Anrep mosaics - Muses for general information about these mosaic floors.
The 1954 'Modern Virtues' is in a style very different from that of the earlier 'Muses' floor, with scenes depicted inside frames which carry each scene’s title. These panels appear to be laid on a mosaic floor with a geometric pattern, on which autumnal leaves have fallen – trompe l'oeil in mosaic.
This 'Modern Virtues' floor was gifted (which we take to mean funded) by Maud Russell and opened on 25 November 1952.
To avoid database clutter we have put the Creator links on just the page for the Anrep panel.
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