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Title

Tomb of John Saint John Long

Date

1834

Medium

Portland stone & Carrara marble

Measurements

H 760 x W 275 x D 275 cm

Accession number

W10_JR_S011

Acquisition method

funded by former patients

Work type

Tomb or mausoleum

Owner

Long family

Custodian

Kensal Green Cemetery

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II* (England and Wales)

Listing date

07/11/84

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Cemetery opening times.

Signature/marks description

front of base, above inscription, at bottom right: SIEVIER SC

Inscription description

plinth front: IT IS THE FATE OF MOST MEN / TO HAVE MANY ENEMIES, AND FEW FRIENDS. / THIS MONUMENTAL PILE / IS NOT INTENDED TO MARK THE CAREER / BUT TO SHEW / HOW MUCH ITS INHABITANT WAS RESPECTED / BY THOSE WHO KNEW HIS WORTH / AND THE BENEFITS / DERIVED FROM HIS REMEDIAL DISCOVERY. / HE IS NOW AT REST / AND FAR BEYOND THE PRAISES OR CENSURES / OF THIS WORLD. / STRANGER AS YOU RESPECT THE ?? FOR THE DEAD / AS ONE OF THE MANY THAT WILL REST HERE / READ THE NAME OF / JOHN SAINT JOHN LONG / WITHOUT COMMENT; plinth rear: DIED 2ND JULY 1834 / AGED 37 YEARS

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