C2. WREN’S TOMB
1. THE TOMB ITSELF RH
The inscription on the tomb reads: ‘Here Lieth Sir Christopher Wren, the Builder of this Cathedral Church of St Paul &c who Dyed in the Year of our LORD MDCCXXIII And of his Age XCI.
2. WREN EPITAPH RH
Above his simple tomb in the Cathedral crypt is this plaque designed by Mylne (1807) on which are inscribed the words, in Latin: ‘SUBTUS CONDITUR HUIUS ECCLESIÆ ET VRBIS CONDITOR CHRISTOPHORUS WREN, QUI VIXIT ANNOS ULTRA NONAGINTA, NON SIBI SED BONO PUBLICO. LECTOR SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE’. The translation is: ‘Here in its foundations lies the architect of this church and city, Christopher Wren, who lived beyond ninety years, not for his own profit but for the public good. Reader, if you seek his monument – look around you.’
3. REMEMBER ... RH
A smaller tablet below reads: ‘Remember the men who made the shapely stones of St Paul's Cathedral 1675-1708: Edward Strong, Thomas Strong and all who laboured with them.’
4. MARY WREN MEMORIAL RH
Nearby is this memorial to Christopher Wren’s daughter-in-law Mary, who died in 1712.