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[[File:Sculpture of Quintin Hogg in the Portland Place in London, June 2013 (1).jpg|thumb|right|Memorial statue in [[Portland Place]]]] |
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Three inscriptions are on the memorial, to honour the Hoggs, and those members of the polytechnic killed in the World Wars: |
Three inscriptions are on the memorial, to honour the Hoggs, and those members of the polytechnic killed in the World Wars:<ref name="LR">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/alice-and-quintin-hogg|title=Quintin Hogg Memorial|work=London Remembers|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Erected by the members of the polytechnic to the memory of their founder}} |
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The memorial has been [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II listed]] since February 1970.<ref name='EngHet'>{{cite web|title=Statue of Quintin Hogg|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1226993|work=English Heritage list|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> |
The memorial has been [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II listed]] since February 1970.<ref name='EngHet'>{{cite web|title=Statue of Quintin Hogg|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1226993|work=English Heritage list|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:32, 1 December 2014
A memorial for Alice and Quintin Hogg stands on Portland Place in central London, opposite BBC Broadcasting House. The bronze memorial depicts Quintin Hogg with two children, and stands on a plinth of Portland stone. It was designed by George Frampton and erected in 1906. The memorial also honours Hoggs wife, Alice, and those members of the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster) killed in World War I and World War II.[1]
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Three inscriptions are on the memorial, to honour the Hoggs, and those members of the polytechnic killed in the World Wars:[2]
(On the left face of the plinth): 1845 - 1918, Alice A Hogg, whose unfailing love & devotion contributed so greatly to the success of the polytechnic.
(On the right face of the plinth): 1914 - 1918, pro patria To the members of the polytechnic who made the supreme sacrifice. 1939 - 1945
(On the front face of the plinth): Quintin Hogg, 1845 - 1903.
Erected by the members of the polytechnic to the memory of their founder
The memorial has been Grade II listed since February 1970.[3]
References
- ^ Margaret Baker (2002). Discovering London Statues and Monuments. Osprey Publishing. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
- ^ "Quintin Hogg Memorial". London Remembers. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Statue of Quintin Hogg". English Heritage list. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
External links
Media related to Memorial to Quintin Hogg (Portland Place, London) at Wikimedia Commons
- 1906 establishments in England
- 1906 sculptures
- Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom
- Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
- Granite sculptures
- Monuments and memorials in London
- Outdoor sculptures in London
- University of Westminster
- World War I memorials in the United Kingdom
- World War II memorials in the United Kingdom