Pope's Urn
Pope's Urn, on Champion's Wharfaphorisms written by Pope. It was commissioned to celebrate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, for which Twickenham Stadium was one of the venues, and was opened in a ceremony on 21 September 2015.[4]
Pope's Urn was the initiative of Twickenham resident
Leader of Richmond Council, in a ceremony which included readings from Pope's works by the actor John Hannah, who is a local resident,[8] and by the actress Dame Harriet Walter.[4]
The sculpture is based on drawings that have survived of an urn designed by Alexander Pope for a friend's garden at Hagley Hall, Worcestershire.[3] The original urn no longer exists.
Gallery
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Lord Trueunveiling Pope's Urn at Champion's Wharf, Twickenham, 21 September 2015 -
Pope's Urn benches, withSt Mary's Church, Twickenham, in the background -
To err is human... -
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread -
Hope springs eternal... -
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To wake the soul... -
Overhead view
See also
- Graham Henderson
- List of public art in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Poet in the City
- Alexander Pope
- Pope's villa
References
- London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Flood, Alison (28 September 2015). "Alexander Pope is granted eternal sunshine of a Twickenham memorial". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b Grix, Ken (13 September 2015). "Pope's Urn Sculpture". Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Richmond upon Thames: This is Our Town. September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Public Art". Poet in the City. 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Parks Improvement Programme – Pope's Urn at Champion's Wharf". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Pope's Urn gets planning permission". Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Cowley, Louise (8 August 2015). "John Hannah appointed patron of Richmond's music and drama festival". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
- Historic England. "Pope's Garden (1000826)". National Heritage List for England.
- Twickenham Museum: Alexander Pope
