page_title: List of new memorials to Robert Hooke 2005 – 2009
section_title: The Monument
hierarchical_section_title: List of new memorials to Robert Hooke 2005 – 2009 / Carved Stone Memorials / The Monument
caption_attribution_description: English: Carved inscription on The Monument, London: For centuries Robert Hooke's name was eclipsed from this interesting monument, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666. as Sir Christopher Wren has tended to have been given the credit. Now the balance is restored and Hooke's part in the scheme is finally acknowledged. As part of a project to improve the area around the pillar in 2007 it was possible to take a space in the paving for a large (4ft square) carved stone. The stone was quarried at Caithness and made its long journey down to London to be carved at the workshop of Richard Kindersley. It can be seen from the entrance to the Monument Underground Station and is now included in sightseeing tours for tourists. Wording is by Dr. Allan Chapman.
context_page_description: Robert Hooke, a major figure of 17th-century England, died essentially unmemorialized. With no immediate family, and with personal disputes with many members of the Royal Society, no memorials were erected in his honour on the occasion of his death. On the occasion of the tercentenary of his death in 2003, several efforts were made to address this situation.
context_section_description: Hooke's name was omitted from the Monument to the Great Fire of London (known generally as just "The Monument"), erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666, as Sir Christopher Wren has generally been given credit for the design of this monument.  The new inscription acknowledges Hooke’s role in the monument's development.
  As part of a project to improve the area around the pillar in 2007 it was possible to take a space in the paving for a large (16 square feet (1.5 m²)) carved stone.  The stone was quarried at Caithness and made its long journey down to London to be carved at the workshop of Richard Kindersley.  It can be seen from the entrance to the Monument Underground Station and is now included in sightseeing tours for tourists.  
  The wording on the memorial was written by Dr. Allan Chapman.
caption: Inscription to Hooke on The Monument, London.
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