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Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat
Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat

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A monument in the form of a curved alcove with seat surmounted by a bronze group consisting of a portrait figure of Mrs MacDonald seated with arms outstretched, wearing classical robes flanked by a group of nine playing children.
Title

Mrs Ramsay MacDonald Memorial Seat

Date

c.1911

Medium

granite & bronze

Measurements

H 131 x W 368 x D 150 cm (E);
Plinth: H 192 x W 464 x D 217 cm (E)

Accession number

NW1_CRH_S091

Work type

Monument

Owner

London Borough of Camden Council

Custodian

London Borough of Camden Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

14/05/74

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Park opening hours.

Inscription description

THIS SEAT PLACED HERE IN MENORY OF MARGARET MACDONALD WHO SPENT HER LIFE IN HELPING OTHERS / SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN&MARGARET GLADSTONE / SHE WAS BORN IN KENSINGTON IN 1870.WAS MARRIED TO / RAMSAY MACDONALD IN 1896 AND AND LIVED WITH HIM AT / 3 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS. HERE HER CHILDREN WERE / BORN AND HERE SHE DIED IN 1911. SHE BROUGHT JOY / TO THOSE WITH WHOM AND FOR WHOM SHE LIVED AND / WORKED. HER HEART WENT OUT IN FELLOWSHIP TO HER / FELLOW WOMEN & IN LOVE TO THE CHILDREN OF THE PEOPLE / WHOM SHE SERVED AS A CITIZEN AND HELPED AS A SISTER / SHE QUICKENED FAITH AND ZEAL IN OTHERS BY HER LIFE AND / TOOK NO REST FROM DOING GOOD

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Located at

Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn

WC2A 3BP

Located on the north side of the gardens.