Monument to S L Sotheby, Brompton Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 2011. Monument.

Monument to S L Sotheby, Brompton Cemetery

WRENN ID: drifting-chancel-kestrel
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Kensington and Chelsea
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 December 2011
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Grey granite, inset relief of Carrera marble in a slate frame.

A tall rough-hewn granite stele (approximately 2m high) set on a low hexagonal base with a ledger stone in front. The stele has a round marble relief of an angel guiding a couple to the light, set in a slate surround and originally glazed to protect the marble. The base is inscribed: FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE EVEN SO IN/ CHRIST ALL SHALL BE MADE ALIVE/ S. LEIGH SOTHEBY/ BORN 1805 DIED 1861.

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