Memorial to the children of Henry Davis Pochin (d.1895) and his wife Agnes Heap (d.1908)
Henry Davis Pochin (1824 - 1895)
Category
Architecture / Features & Decoration
Date
1883
Materials
Marble, limestone, alabaster, paint
Measurements
1250 x 790 mm
Order this imageCollection
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
NT 93323.11
Summary
Memorial to the children of Henry Davis Pochin (d.1895) and his wife Agnes Heap (d.1908) One of twenty arch-topped niches set into the walls of The Poem. This one inscribed: "This building was erected Anno Domini 1883 by Henry Davis Pochin and his wife Agnes"
Marks and inscriptions
Front: This building was erected Anno Domini 1883 by Henry Davis Pochin and his wife Agnes, as a suitable place of repose for the mortal remains of their beloved and deeply regretted children, whom it has pleased providence to remove so early from the battle of life. Also as a last resting place for themselves.
Makers and roles
Henry Davis Pochin (1824 - 1895), designer