1894 - Royal Albert Memorial Museum extension - Exeter, Devon
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Extension to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, dated 1894.
Waymark Code: WM15R0H
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/13/2022
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The death of Prince Albert saw a flurry of construction of monuments and buildings to commemorate his life, with Exeter's museum in Queen Street one such example, and was completed in 1868.
The contents of the museum soon outgrew the building, and it was necessary for extensions to be added -
this one in 1894 (by Medley Fulford), a bequest by Kent Kingdon (
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This date stone is located on the south east side of the building, on Upper Paul St.
The inscription reads -
THIS STONE WAS LAID
BY THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL
THE MAYOR OF EXETER
EDWARD JAMES DOMVILLE ESQ.
ON THE 1st AUGUST 1894
ALDERMAN R. R. M. DAW CHAIRMAN OF THE
BUILDING COMMITTEE
R. M. MEDLEY FULFORD - ARCHITECT
W. WOODMAN - BUILDEROn the side of the date stone is another inscription (somewhat obscured by railings) -
THIS WING OF THE DEVON &
EXETER ALBERT MEMORIAL
MUSEUM WAS BUILT PRINCIPALLY
OUT OF MONEYS BEQUEATHED
BY KENT KINGDON OF THIS
CITY ESQUIRE & BY HIS SISTER
MISS JANE KINGDONVisit Instructions:
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