Psalms 77 .11 - Great Exhibition 1851 Memorial - Kensington Gore, London, UK
N 51° 30.021 W 000° 10.638
30U E 695912 N 5709246
To the south side of the Royal Albert Hall there is a memorial to the Great Exhibition of 1851. On top of the memorial is a statue of Prince Albert with the inscription at the top of the plinth immediately below his feet.
Waymark Code: WMN5Q1
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/31/2014
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The wording of the inscription reads:
Surely I will remember the wonders of old Psalms 77.2
The source seems unusual as Psalms 77.2, from the King James Bible, is "In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted." Psalms 77.11 seems to have the correct quotation "I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.". A possible explanation is the the mason read "11" as Roman numerals "II" and changed it to a "2".
The memorial is Grade II listed with the entry at the English Heritage website telling us:
Memorial of the 1851 Exhibition. GV II Memorial. 1863. Sculptor Joseph Durham. Bronze statue, granite and Portland stone base. Standing bronze statue of Prince Albert on circular pedestal of polished granite, with four pairs of Corinthian columns. Four seated bronze figures with plaques below to four corners of base. Portland stone balustrading adjoins to north; steps and further balustrading adjoining to east and west, surmounted by pair of lamp standards.