Postman's Park: G. F. Watt's memorial to heroic self-sacrifice ebook

It was first proposed by painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts in 1887, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The scheme was not accepted at that time, and in 1898 Watts was approached by Henry Gamble, vicar of St Botolph's Aldersgate church

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The earliest case featured is that of Sarah Smith, a pantomime artist who died in 1863 and the latest is Leigh Pitt who drowned in 2007. The youngest individual commemorated is eight-year-old Henry Bristow; the oldest, sixty-one-year-old Daniel Pemberton. Learn more about the memorial. Heroes of Postman's Park: Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Victorian London.

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Postman's park and the memorial to heroic self sacrifice. In a tranquil garden, just a stone's throw from St Paul's Cathedral, there stands a remarkable structure on the walls of which are a series of ceramic tiles on which are remembered long ago acts of heroic self sacrifice by ordinary men, women and children. Acting on impulse, and with barely a thought for their own well-being, the humble, everyday heroes, went to the aid of others who were in peril and, in so doing, lost their own lives. But, by September 1898, Watts had been offered a section in the new extension of Postman's Park, by the then vicar of St Botolph's church, Henry Gamble. His scheme was underway.

Every plaque tells a tragic and moving story, but the short narratives do little more than whet the appetite and stimulate the imagination about the lives and deaths of these brave characters.

Postman’s Park is one of London’s secret spots – a touching and sad memorial to Londoners who lost their lives in heroic . History of the Watts Memorial.

Postman’s Park is one of London’s secret spots – a touching and sad memorial to Londoners who lost their lives in heroic acts. Tucked away in the City of London, a short walk away from St Paul’s Cathedral, Postman’s Park is certainly one of London’s quirkier spots. While it might not look like anything special at first glance, Postman Park’s biggest draw is a memorial – stretched along a long wall in tribute to Londoners who died during heroic acts. But how did the Postman’s Park memorial come into existence? Well, it was the brainchild of artist George Frederick Watts – who’d long been campaigning for a memorial to everyday heroes.

The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice was created by artist George Frederic Watts, who put forward the idea for a memorial in a letter . Watts had been colleting stories of heroic sacrifice from newspaper clippings for many years.

The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice was created by artist George Frederic Watts, who put forward the idea for a memorial in a letter to The Times in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. One story that struck a special chord was that of Alice Ayres, a servant who saved the lives of her employer’s three children by throwing a mattress out of the window to cushion the fall and dropping them to safety. Alice herself was overcome by fumes and stumbled out of the window to her death

Every plaque tells a tragic and moving story, but the short narratives do little more than whet the appetite and stimulate the imagination about the lives and deaths of these brave characters.