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|  Shakespeare - William Shakespeare Statue - Leicester Square, London, UK
in Etched in Stone In the centre of Leicester Square there is a statue of William Shakespeare. He is shown leaning against a pillar and from the top of the pillar a scroll has unrolled and onit are inscribed the words "There is no darkness but ignorance". posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 12/11/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Brutus in Shakespeare's Coriolanus - London, UK
in Etched in Stone "How youngly he began to serve his country how long continued." posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/22/2012 last visited: 3/28/2012 |
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|  Rupert Brooke - The Royal Naval Division War Memorial - Horse Guards Parade, London, United Kingdom
in Etched in Stone A fitting poem by Rupert Brooke on a World War I war memorial. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/21/2011 last visited: 3/15/2012 |
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|  W S Gilbert - Embankment Gardens - London, UK
in Etched in Stone The words are on the plinth of a monument to Arthur Sullivan and were written by his musical colleague W.S. Gilbert. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/20/2011 last visited: 6/29/2013 |
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|  Galatians 5:13 - Bloomsbury Hotel, Great Russell Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone An inscription on a cornerstone of what is now the Bloomsbury Hotel. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/31/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Psalm 18:10 - Fleet Air Arm Memorial - Embankment, London, UK
in Etched in Stone A biblical quote on a war memorial. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2011 last visited: 3/3/2013 |
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|  Remembrance of Collins - Thames South Bank, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This is a carved pathing slab situated next to the River Thames on the South Bank. The quotation is by William Wordsworth. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/8/2011 last visited: 6/30/2012 |
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|  John Bunyan - Baptist Church House - Southampton Row, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscription is on a building that was constructed as a Baptist Church. The inscription is from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/19/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Ecclesiastes Iv6 - King Henry VII Chapel - Westminster Abbey, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscription is carved into the east wall of Westminster Abbey that is known as Henry VII chapel. Entrance to the Abbey is not required as the inscription is visible from outside the Abbey grounds. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/4/2012 last visited: 6/8/2014 |
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|  William Shakespeare's King Henry - London, UK
in Etched in Stone "To carve out dials, quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes, how they run-- How many makes the hour full complete, How many hours brings about the day, How many days will finish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live." posted by: Metro2 location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 2/28/2012 last visited: 2/1/2013 |
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|  John 15 - King George Hospital War Memorial - Waterloo Road. London, UK
in Etched in Stone This Great War memorial is to the memory of the patients that died in King George Hospital that had been set-up in HM Stationery Office in Stamford Street. The biblical text, from John 15, is inscribed around the top of the plinth. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 1/30/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Pericles - Bomber Command Memorial - Green Park, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The Bomber Command Memorial, at the western corner of Green Park, was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 28th June 2012. The inscription is on the base of a statue in the memorial. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/10/2013 last visited: 10/30/2014 |
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|  John Wilkes - Statue - Fetter Lane, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The bronze statue of John Wilkes, an MP, is on a pedestrian island formed by Fetter Lane and New Fetter Land in London. In his hand is a document, on the back of which, is the inscription. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 9/22/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Dr Samuel Johnson - Gough Square, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The quotation is on the plinth of the statue to Hodge, Johnson's cat. It reads:
'Sir, when a man is tried of London he is tired of life: for there is in London all that life can afford.' posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/1/2013 last visited: 11/11/2013 |
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|  1 Samuel 18:7 - Machine Gun Corps Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The Machine Gun Corps Memorial is located on the northern side of Hyde Park Corner close to the equestrian statue of Wellington. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/8/2011 last visited: 4/15/2013 |
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|  1 John 3:16 - St Peter's Church - Eaton Square, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This quotation is on a stone plaque that is a memorial to some of those that fell in the Great War. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/4/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Charles Wesley - The Memorial Garden of Rest - Marylebone High Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This circular slate memorial is set into the ground of The Memorial Garden of Rest. It is dedicated to Charles Wesley and family and the quote, from one of his hymns, runs around the edge of the memorial. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/20/2013 last visited: 5/3/2014 |
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|  Revelation 14:13 - The Memorial Garden of Rest - Marylebone High Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The quotation, from Revalations, is inscribed on a monument erected to Charles Wesley and his family. The quotation is on the face of the monument dedicated to Sarah Wesley, Charles's wife. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/21/2013 last visited: 5/3/2014 |
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|  Psalms 72:4 - Central Criminal Court - Old Bailey, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The words, from Psalm 72, are carved over the entrance to the Central Criminal Court in London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/8/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Ezekiel 44 - Church of the Annunciation - Bryanston Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This Latin inscription is carved above the main entrance door to the Church of the Annunciation close to Marble Arch in central London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 5/19/2013 last visited: never |
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|  II Corinthians 5 - Amen Court Gatehouse - Warwick Lane, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This stone inscription is over the doorway to the right of the arch leading into Amen Court. The building is located on the west side of Warwick Lane a short dustance north west of St Paul's Cathedral. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 2/25/2015 last visited: never |
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|  John Wesley - The Methodist Church - Marylebone Road, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This 1939 building, the home of the Methodist Missionary Society, is on the south side of Marylebone Road at the junction with Nottingham Place. It is also known as The Methodist Church and The Methodist Church House. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/18/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Ephesians 2:8 - John Wesley Statue - St Paul's, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The quote is on the plinth of a statue commemorating John Wesley. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/26/2011 last visited: 2/1/2013 |
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|  John Donne - Festival Gardens - London, UK
in Etched in Stone John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England being Dean of St Paul's. The bust of Donne is located immediately to the south east of St Paul's Cathedral with the inscription around the bronze base. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2013 last visited: 5/12/2014 |
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|  Isaiah 66:13 - Former Church, Brown Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscription is carved over the entrance to the former St Luke's church on the east side of Brown Street. The building is now the Sylvia Young Theatre School. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/21/2013 last visited: never |
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