Description

SJ 4410 CHRISTLETON C.P. PEPPER STREET
(North Side)

3/28 Headstone of William
Huggins, Churchyard of
St.James

GV II

Headstone : dated 1884. Pointed arched pink sandstone slab with a -
carved posy of flowers above the inscription. Extracts of this
inscription read:
WILLIAM HUGGINS, an Historic and Animal Painter of acknowledged
eminence. A just and compassionate man who would neither tread on a
worm or cringe to an emperor.
The stone also carries a memorial to Samuel, his brother (an
architectural historian) and Hannah, his sister.
William Huggins lived for the later part of his life at Rock House,
Christleton (q.v.) where it is reported he kept wild animals in the
cellars, to draw from life.

Listing NGR: SJ4409865706

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q62265659

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)