page_title: Runnymede
section_title: Magna Carta Memorial
hierarchical_section_title: Runnymede / Features / Magna Carta Memorial
caption_attribution_description: English: Engraved stone at the American Bar Association Memorial at Runnymede UK recalling their return visit to "Renew Its Pledge of Adherence To The Principles of the Great Charter" Source: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum
context_page_description: Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, and just over 20 miles west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the site of memorials. Runnymede Borough is named after the area, Runnymede being at its northernmost point.
context_section_description: Situated in a grassed enclosure, on the lower slopes of Cooper's Hill, this memorial is of a domed classical style monopteros, containing a pillar of English granite on which is inscribed "To commemorate Magna Carta, symbol of Freedom Under Law". The memorial was created by the American Bar Association (ABA) after a suggestion by the lawyer and historian Louis Ottenberg. Designed by Sir Edward Maufe R.A., it was unveiled on 18 July 1957 at a ceremony attended by American and English lawyers.
  Since 1957 representatives of the ABA have visited and rededicated the Memorial, renewing pledges to the Great Charter. In 1971 and 1985 commemorative stones were placed on the Memorial plinth.
  In July 2000 the ABA came:
  to celebrate Magna Carta, foundation of the rule of law for ages past and for the new millennium.
  In 2007, on its 50th anniversary, the ABA again visited Runnymede. During its convention it installed as President Charles Rhyne, who devised Law Day, which in the USA represents an annual reaffirmation of faith in the forces of law for peace. Floodlights were installed in 2008 to light the memorial at night.
  In 2015, in anticipation of the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, the two wooden benches at the memorial were replaced by stone benches. On 15 June, the anniversary day, the ABA, accompanied by US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, rededicated the memorial in a ceremony led by The Princess Royal in the presence of the Queen and other members of the Royal family.
  The Magna Carta Memorial is administered by the Magna Carta Trust, which is chaired by the Master of the Rolls.
caption: Engraved stone recalling the 1985 ABA visit
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