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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