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Latitude: 51.4485 / 51°26'54"N
Longitude: -0.5672 / 0°34'1"W
OS Eastings: 499662
OS Northings: 173141
OS Grid: SU996731
Mapcode National: GBR F91.1FW
Mapcode Global: VHFTH.3VZG
Plus Code: 9C3XCCXM+94
Entry Name: Commemorative Urns at North End of Runnymede Meadows
Listing Date: 17 November 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1028924
English Heritage Legacy ID: 289769
ID on this website: 101028924
Location: Runnymede, Surrey, SL4
County: Surrey
District: Runnymede
Electoral Ward/Division: Horton and Wraysbury
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Egham
Church of England Diocese: Guildford
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Pair of commemorative urns by Sir Edwin Lutyens, 1929.
Pair of commemorative urns by Sir Edwin Lutyens 1929. Stone block on plinth with recessed entablature as on Lodges, crowned with a formalised stone urn on a laurel wreath inscribed 'Donation of Meadows to the Nation in memory of Urban Hanlon Broughton 1857-1929 by his widow and two sons. Dedicated 18 December 1929'.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/06/2015
The urns, which are by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, are situated at the north end of Runnymede Meadows. They commemorate the donation of the meadows to the nation by Lady Fairhaven (and sons) in memory of her husband Sir Urban Broughton MP, who was known for his charitable works.
Magna Carta, which means ‘Great Charter’, was sealed at Runnymede on 15th June 1215. This was an agreement between King John and his barons and clergy which, for the first time, made the monarch subject to the laws of the land. It also gave free men the right to justice and a fair trial. Over the subsequent 800 years it has influenced many constitutional documents including the United States’ Bill of Rights.
Runnymede today is a memorial landscape to the on-going struggle for democracy and liberty.
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