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Humble Monument

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The monument shows Alderman Richard Humble and his two wives Elizabeth and Isabel. A City Alderman, Humble was a member of the Church Vestry of St Saviour's and got into trouble for grazing his sheep in the churchyard! The monument is a typical example of the 'Southwark School' of monuments made by a group of Flemish refugee sculptors who lived and worked on Bankside. The area around the Cathedral has a long tradition of accepting refugees into the community.

Humble Monument

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