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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 |
view gallery SE0.3 km
|  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: never |
view gallery W0.3 km
|  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: never |
view gallery SE1.3 km
|  Sir Walter Raleigh - Montague Close, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This quote, by Sir Walter Raliegh, is etched into the wall running along the south bank of the River Thames. It is close to where the former (Rennie) London Bridge used to stand. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 2/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.4 km
|  Matthew 24:35 - St Helen's Church - Great St Helen's, London, UK
in Etched in Stone Carved biblical quotation over a door of St Helen's Church in the City of London. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/30/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery SW1.4 km
|  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: never |
view gallery SW1.6 km
|  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 |
view gallery W1.9 km
|  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 |
view gallery SW1.9 km
|  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 |
view gallery SW2.1 km
|  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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|  Matthew 28:20 - St John the Baptist Church Garden of Remembrance - Pitfield Street, London, UK
in Etched in Stone These words are etched on a piece of grey slate close to the rear of the church where ashes are buried. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/24/2012 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 |
view gallery SW2.3 km
|  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 |
view gallery SW2.4 km
|  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: never |
view gallery SW2.6 km
|  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: 2/29/2012 |
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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 |
view gallery SW3.9 km
|  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 |
view gallery W3.9 km
|  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 |
view gallery W5 km
|  Vitai Lampada - Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Road, London, UK
in Etched in Stone At the most eastern corner of the Lord's Cricket Ground, is a relief carving that carries the name of the ground. Between the heads of the figures are the words:"Play up! play up! and play the game!" posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 6/26/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Psalm 24:1 - The Sailors' Palace - West India Dock Road, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This quote, from Psalm 24, forms the last two lines of a memorial stone built into a building known as the Sailors' Palace and set in 1901. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 7/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.3 km
|  John IV 13 & 14 - Fulham Road, London, UK
in Etched in Stone Set into the railings of Pelham Crescent Gardens is a drinking fountain that carries the inscription from John IV 13-14. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Job XXVIII.28 - Tower Hamlets College - East India Dock Road, Poplar, London, UK
in Etched in Stone The inscription is over the main entrance to the building that was constructed as The George Green Schools in 1884. Today it is known as the Tower Hamlets College and can be found on the north side of East India Dock Road. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/18/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery W6.6 km
|  II Timothy 2.19 - Wright's Lane, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscribed stone is to the right of the entrance to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, London that is located in Wright's Lane, Kensington. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery SE7.6 km
|  Horatio Nelson - Nelson Statue - Greenwich, UK
in Etched in Stone Quote from Lord Horatio Nelson at the base of Nelson statue at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. posted by: BruceS location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 10/26/2010 last visited: 10/15/2011 |
view gallery E7.7 km
|  Job.29.11 - Stratford Broadway - Stratford, London, UK
in Etched in Stone This inscription is inscribed on an obelisk that was erected to Samuel Gurney in 1861. The inscription is based on Job.29.11. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 1/24/2013 last visited: never |
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