Edmund Beckett 1st Baron Grimthorpe, St Albans, Herts, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 45.036 W 000° 20.502
30U E 683490 N 5736643
The grave of the 1st Baron Grimthorpe at St Alban’s Abbey who rebuilt the West front of the abbey and was responsible for the design of the clock Big Ben.
Waymark Code: WM9Z9F
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2010
Views: 4
Edmund Becket was born at Carlton Hall, Nottinghamshire in 1816. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics. Over a long career he was a lawyer, becoming a QC in 1854, architect and amateur horologist. It was this last occupation that gave him the opportunity to design the clock mechanism at the Palace of Westminster, colloquially known as Big Ben.
In his career as an architect he was responsible for rebuilding the West front, roof and transept of St Alban’s Cathedral, a feat he undertook at his own expense. It is this work that is recognised on his gravestone outside the abbey.
Description:
Architect and horologist. Designed Big Ben for Parliament and remodeled St Alban's Abbey
Date of birth: 05/12/1816
Date of death: 04/29/1905
Area of notoriety: Other
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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