1836 - W.S. Gilbert - 1911
Playwright & poet. His foe was folly & his weapon wit.
{at the feet of the ladies are:}
Tragedy
Comedy
{on the scroll with the shield beneath - the Latin text translates as "I would rather die than change". :}
Mallem mori quam mutare
{bottom left:}
Geo. Frampton 1914
WC2, Victoria Embankment
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
W.S. Gilbert monument
Playwright, lyricist & poet. Born 17 Southampton Street as William Schwen...
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W.S. Gilbert monument
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill,...
Shame about the nose. On the platform at the unveiling ceremony Brock was made Knight Commander of the Bath.
The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: four women and one 7-year-old girl.
The memorial was designed by Hermon Cawthra RA and unveiled in 1934. It is grade II listed. A City of Westminster information plaque on ...
The 113 names are grouped by the location/date of the bomb: 88 people ("also 9 persons unidentified" at Coronation Avenue on 13 October 1...
Prior to the restoration of the station these memorials stood elsewhere. The war memorial was originally erected in the booking hall. One...
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