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
The monument to S. L. Sotheby, located in Brompton Cemetery, is a Grade II listed structure made of grey granite with an inset relief of Carrera marble framed in slate. It features a tall, rough-hewn granite stele that stands approximately 2 meters high, set on a low hexagonal base with a ledger stone in front. The stele displays a round marble relief depicting an angel guiding a couple towards the light, which is surrounded by slate and was originally glazed to protect the marble. The base of the monument is inscribed with the words: "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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