Tomb of Louisa ‘Nannie’ Sleath
Louisa Sleath’s memorial, commemorating the Lutyens family nanny of forty years, features five cherub heads symbolising the five Lutyens children.
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Description
Louisa Sleath (1873-1938) was nannie to the Lutyens family for forty years. The five cherub’s heads represent the five Lutyens children. (Amery et al, 1981, Cat no.280)
Bibliography
Amery, C., Richardson, M. and Stamp, G., (1981) Lutyens, the Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944): Hayward Gallery London, 18 November 1981 – 31 January 1982. London: Arts Council of Great Britain.
, Butler, A., 1950. The architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: the Lutyens memorial series. Vol III: Town and Public Buildings: Memorials: The Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, Country Life: London and Scribners: New York.
