John Heminges and Henry Condell Memorial
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Artist | C. J. Allen |
Year | 1895–1896 |
Location | St Mary Aldermanbury old churchyard, City of London |
The John Heminges and Henry Condell Memorial is a memorial to the actors John Heminges and Henry Condell – the editors of William Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1623 – in the former churchyard of St Mary Aldermanbury on Love Lane, London EC2. The memorial is made from pink granite and is topped with a bust of Shakespeare by C. J. Allen, dated 1895.[1]
The memorial was commissioned by Charles Clement Walker, manager of the Midlands Ironworks in
The memorial was unveiled on 15 July 1896, in a ceremony attended by the Lord Mayor of London, the American ambassador, the actor Sir Henry Irving and Lord Ronald Gower, an acquaintance of Walker's and the sculptor of a memorial to Shakespeare in Stratford.[1]
The memorial falls under the present-day
References
- ^ a b c Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Public Sculpture of Britain. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 1–3.
- ^ Historic England, "Monument to John Heminge and Henry Condell in former churchyard of Church of St Mary Aldermanbury (1064772)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 May 2015
External links
- Media related to Heminge and Condell Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
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