TL0449 : Inscription below the statue of Sir William Harpur

near to Bedford, Bedfordshire, Great Britain

Inscription below the statue of Sir William Harpur
Inscription below the statue of Sir William Harpur
See TL0449 : Statue of Sir William Harpur, old Town Hall, Bedford
Ecce Viator! CORPOREA Effigies
GULIELMI HARPUR, Equitis Aurati.
Scholae istius
Quam cernis amplam et ornatam
Munificentissimi Fundatoris
Si ANIMOE Picturam spectare velis
In Charta Beneficiorum invenias
Deliniatam.

If I had paid more attention to the Latin I learned when I was at the school of which he was the benefactor, I could give you a translation. The first 2 words are "Behold traveller!".
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Date Taken
Friday, 19 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009
Category
Plaque   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 049 496 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.1117N 0:28.0909W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 049 496
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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