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Hugh de Boves and Hugh of Faringdon Memorials

The first and last abbots of Reading Abbey.

William Silver Frith
1911

Reading / Hugh de Boves and Hugh of Faringdon Memorials

Description

Two stone reliefs, showing the first and the last abbot of Reading Abbey. They were unveiled on 10 July 1911 by Sir William Osler and were presented to the borough of Reading as a coronation gift by dr. Jamieson B. Hurry.

Reading - Hugh de Boves and Hugh of Faringdon Memorials

to the memory of hugh the boves, first abbot of reading,
a.d. 1123-1130, afterwards archbishop of rouen, a.d. 1130-1160.
'amor plebis, tremor potentum,
clarus avis clarus studiis, recreator egentum'

to the memory of hugh cook faringdon last abbot of reading,
a.d. 1520-1539, who refused to surrender his abbey
to king henry viii and died on the gallows.
'in te domine speravi'

Sculptor

William Silver Frith (1850-1924), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Birmingham Mail, Tuesday 11 July 1911 (British Newspaper Archive).
The Trooper Potts Memorial Site, Public Works of Art in Reading Town Center.
The Reading Chronicle, 25 January 2019, Reading's Abbey Ruins reopened last summer following a successful restoration project of the 900-year-old site.

Locatie (N 51°27'22" - W 0°57'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse196; Photograph: 20 March 2019
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