Monument to Jenny Lind in Great Malvern Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Monument.
Monument to Jenny Lind in Great Malvern Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- night-gable-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Monument by Charles Bell Birch to opera singer Jenny Lind, installed following her death in 1887 and altered following the death of her husband, Otto Goldschmidt, in 1907.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the monument is carved out of Swedish granite and stands in a pebbled enclosure bounded by iron railings.
DESCRIPTION: the monument takes the form of a wheel cross standing atop a gradually tapering base, with moulded and carved sections at each stage. The main body of the base bears the inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ JENNY MARIA LIND/ WIFE OF/ OTTO GOLDSCHMIDT/ BORN AT STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER 6 1820/ DIED AT WYNDS POINT MALVERN/ NOVEMBER 2 1887/ ALSO OF/ OTTO GOLDSCHMIDT/ BORN IN HAMBURG AUG 21 1819/ DIED IN LONDON FEB 24 1907.
Above the inscription there is a small carved panel protected by a shallow glass dome. The panel shows a lyre, with the word 'EXCELSIOR' below it, symbolising excellence in musical arts.
The railings surrounding the monument have intersecting circular sections, with fleur de lys finials. There is a small plaque laid in to the gravel giving information about Jenny Lind's life.
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