Edward Lear - Westminster Abbey, London, UK
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There is a memorial stone to the nonsensical poet, Edward Lear, set into the floor of Westminster Abbey in Poets' Corner. Lear was born in 1812 and died in 1888 and is buried in San Remo.
Waymark Code: WM13GVA
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/12/2020
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The
inscription on the memorial stone is inscribed:
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EDWARD
LEAR
1812-1888
Painter and Poet
Buried in San Remo
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The Westminster
Abbey website has an article about Edward Lear that tells us:
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A
memorial stone to Edward Lear, writer, artist and
ornithologist, was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey
on 6th June 1988 by Sir Hugh Casson. It adjoins memorials to
Anthony Trollope and D.H. Lawrence. The insert of the profile
of Lear is in brown on a white circular background.
He was born in May 1812 in London, a son of Jeremiah Lear and
his wife Ann (Skerrett). Educated at home by his sisters he
then became an artist and his first illustrations were in a
book about birds. Later he lived in Rome and turned to
landscape painting. In 1846 he published A Book of Nonsense.
His is best known today for his limericks and nonsense poems
such as The Owl and the Pussy-Cat. He was a resident of San
Remo and died there 29th January 1888.
A bi-centenary wreath laying was held in the Abbey on 12th May
2012.
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Note:
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With
the re-opening of Westminster Abbey after Covid-19 lockdown
photography, for private use, has been allowed in most areas
of the Abbey when services are not taking place (see here).
There is an entry fee payable to enter the Abbey that is
currently £18 for an adult (December, 2020).
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