The Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial is a memorial for English philanthropist Quintin Hogg and his wife Alice stands on

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in central

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, opposite

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. The bronze memorial depicts Quintin Hogg with two boys, and stands on a plinth of

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. It was designed by George Frampton and erected in 1906. The memorial also honours Hogg's wife, Alice, and those members of the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the

University of Westminster , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

) killed in

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and

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. The memorial has been

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since February 1970.

Inscriptions

There are three inscriptions on the memorial, to honour the Hoggs, and those members of the polytechnic killed in the World Wars. On the front face of the plinth: On the left face of the plinth: On the right face of the plinth:

Sports ground

The University's Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Ground () is also in London, on Hartington Road,

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* {{Portal bar, Education, London, Visual arts, World War I, World War II 1906 establishments in England

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