28 March 2007

Wordless Wednesday - Lady Henry Somerset's Memorial


Memorial to Lady Henry Somerset, Victoria Embankment, London - a Victorian philantrophist and temperance campaigner.

Cross posted on Plant porn and pussycats

This week's entry for Wordless Wednesday

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

I liked all the pictures on your other blog. Great title for a blog.;)

elasticwaistbandlady said...

Very interesting statue, jams. I'd be more interested to see a monument to the fabled 'Somerset Mom,' though! My mom called herself that the whole time I grew up. I still don't totally get it. I guess it beat the 'Queen B.' title that I informally bestowed on her. Under my breath, of course.

Lisa said...

Beautiful statue. Happy Wednesday.

Anonymous said...

Another cool photo.

Lots to choose from down the embankment ;-)

Beaman said...

I need to visit London again, it's been a long time. This picture has sparked memories. Nice one.

jams o donnell said...

Glad you liked them Brian. More to come in due course!

How would the memorial look Ewbl?? Whay did she call herself Somerst mum btw???

glad you like it incog&nito. and thanks Autofocused. True, there is a smogasbord of statues to photograph!

jams o donnell said...

Glad it's sparked memories beaman!

Donna. W said...

I like the angle of the shot. Happy WW.

jams o donnell said...

Thanks Donna

Unknown said...

Well-chosen shot, particularly with such a great selection in your environs!

Mama Duck said...

That is a beautiful memorial. Thank you for visiting our WW as well!

Miscellaneous-Mum said...

Great Woman, deserving of a memorial. Think of all the others who've been lost to history. Thanks for visiting my WW!

jams o donnell said...

mama duck, miscmum, yw. Glad you liked the photo. There are plenty of fascinating monuments in London. mew on future WWs!

Anonymous said...

I love the angle of this photo!

Selena

Sandee said...

Great shot. You had me going with the "Plant porn and pussycats" until I went to the site. You sly devil you.

beakerkin said...

Did these temperence people ever get anything passed in the UK.

Durward Discussion said...

Fascinating statue. Quite beautiful

Celeste said...

She looks like a yound girl.

jennyr said...

very nice memorial!

Janet said...

Now I have to go look her up on Google!

Amelia Elias said...

Lovely!

The Minute Man: Colin Chang said...

nice statue, although I don't really know who she is / what she did.

Pete said...

I raise my glass to temperance! Is that the the immortalised chamber pot she holds?

jams o donnell said...

Thanks all for your comments. Pete, remember the gazunder holds more Liqour than a glass!

We never had a prohibitio here Beakerking. The most that was achieved was that councils could control the issue of licence. A few areas were dry others were able, until very recently to have pubs shut on sundays and that's about it..

Shaz said...

Excellent angle, nice one x x

jams o donnell said...

Thanks, Shaz!

Pfingston said...

Happy WW.

Hmmm, I don't know this Lady. I'll have to google her.

letha said...

Why is it that they don't use her name or did she really get named Henry ???

jams o donnell said...

Letha, I think it goes back to the old, redundant habit of calling a wife Mrs, husband's name... eg Mrs David Beckham.

Glad to see that has fallen by the wayside

Anonymous said...

You can find this statue at the Temple Station end of Eastern Victoria Embankment Gardens,