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Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial

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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 Hogg's 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]

Memorial statue in Portland Place

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

  1. ^ Margaret Baker (2002). Discovering London Statues and Monuments. Osprey Publishing. pp. 90–. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
  2. ^ "Quintin Hogg Memorial". London Remembers. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Quintin Hogg (1226993)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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