Henry Fawcett Memorial

Memorial in London

51°30′33″N 0°07′14″W / 51.50907°N 0.12048°W / 51.50907; -0.12048

The Henry Fawcett Memorial is a memorial fountain commemorating Henry Fawcett, installed during 1886 at the Victoria Embankment Gardens in London, United Kingdom.[1] Mary Grant created the portrait relief and George Frampton produced the ornamental elements. Basil Champneys was the architect for the memorial.[2] The memorial is listed at Grade II.[3]

References

  1. ^ Morris, M. G. (15 July 2011). The Homeland Guide to London: Post-War London Fully Described. Garrett County Press. p. 53. ISBN 9781891053382. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Philip Ward-Jackson (2011). Public Sculpture of Britain Volume 14: Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster 1. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Henry Fawcett Memorial (1238075)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

  • Media related to Henry Fawcett Memorial, London at Wikimedia Commons
  • Monument: Henry Fawcett at London Remembers
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Key: † No longer extant, on public display or in London (see List of public art formerly in London)


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