Tomb of the parents of John Ruskin in St John the Evangelist Churchyard
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Tomb of the parents of John Ruskin in St John the Evangelist Churchyard
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 Apr 2012
St John the Evangelist was built in 1856 from a design by Sir George Gilbert Scott. This is the tomb of John Ruskin's parents, although he is buried in the Lake District. Here is the inscription to his mother, whilst that to his father is on the top of the tomb - see http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6884287 . The inscription on the side can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2899569 . John James Ruskin was the son of an Edinburgh calico merchant. In 1818, he married his cousin Margaret, the daughter of a skipper in the herring fleet. They moved to London, where John James became a partner in the firm of sherry importers, Domecq, Telford and Ruskin. On February 8th. 1819, their only son, John Ruskin was born at 54 Hunter Street, just south of St. Pancras station.
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