Foscolo Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West Of West Tower Of Church Of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1989. Tomb.
Foscolo Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West Of West Tower Of Church Of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- sharp-outpost-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The following building shall be added:
CHURCH STREET W4 TQ 27 NW (west side) 1/253 Foscolo Memorial approx 25 m SW of West Tower of Church of St Nicholas
Chest tomb. 1861, probably to designs of the sculptor Baron Morochetti. Marble chest tomb, with hipped top, set on granite plinth and with metalwork details; railings and bronze wreath have been removed. Commemmorates Ugo Foscolo (1778 - 1827), great Italian patriot and the greatest early C19 Romantic Italian poet after Leopardi. In 1871 Foscolo's bones were disinterred by the Italian authorities and removed to the church of Santa Goce in Florence.
Listing NGR: TQ2153577760
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