General William Booth (1845-1912) and Catherine Booth (1829-1890). Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, Greater London. [Click on this picture to enlarge it.] British Listed Buildings site, which describes the monument as a “ Sandstone shield, renewed, with gilt lettering, behind a kerbed plot,” points out that “ Booth was the founder of the Salvation Army in 1878 and his wife is known as the 'mother' of the movement. Listed because of their supreme importance in the late Victorian development of non-conformity.”
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- William Booth: Founder of the Salvation Army
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- The Origin and Early Development of the Salvation Army in Victorian England
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Photographs by Robert Freidus; text and formatting by George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
Bibliography
“ Monument to General William and Catherine Booth in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington.” British Listed Buildings. Web. 8 September 2012. [Listing NGR: TQ3334286616]
Last modified 7 March 2013