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Imperial Institute, South Kensington - Bygone Britain
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Detailed architectural view in high relief depicting the Imperial Institute of South Kensington, showing the ornate Victorian building with its prominent central tower and flanking wings. In the foreground, small figures and a horse-drawn carriage animate the street scene before the facade. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a seven-line central inscription in the field, with the series title legend at the top and the subject title at the bottom, both separated from the field by a decorative Greek-key border. A facsimile signature of John Betjeman appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | Bygone Britain / Imperial Institute, South Kensington. / Built 1888-93. Architect Thomas E. Collcutt. / A Portland stone and brick memorial / to the British Empire. / Destroyed by London University 1963. / The central bell-tower was spared. / Imperial Institute, South Kensington / John Betjeman |
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