Description

CAMDEN

TQ2485NE FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
798-1/23/496 Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John & Sir
William Goscombe John in Hampstead
Cemetery

GV II*

Headstone and figure. c1923. By Sir William Goscombe John.
Bronze figure and stone headstone. Rectangular stone kerbed
plot with crazy paved infill. Inscribed steps surmounted by a
sculptured bronze female figure, in flowing robes with head
covered by an enveloping shawl, moving away from the
spectator, her head turned for a final backward glance with
fingers of right arm raised to the lips. Forming a backdrop, a
square-headed headstone with battered sides and carved
segmental shaped cornice with anthemion motifs.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Sir William Goscombe John was a Welsh
sculptor who worked in the 1890s under Rodin in Paris.

Listing NGR: TQ2487385604

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548646

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)