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be seen. About fifty -eight years ago a village school 

 was built in his memory, and recently water from 

 the perennial spring, ''Well Head," has been laid 

 on to the village street as a memorial of the 

 centenary of his death — a work in which he would 

 surely have taken great interest. At the centenary 

 meeting in 1893 the question of erecting a statue 

 of the Naturalist was debated, but the idea was 

 negatived. Perhaps it was thought, 



" Si monumentum requiris, circumspice." 



The name of his native village has indeed given 

 a title to one who was worthy of honour ; but while 

 the name of Selborne remains there is no need of 

 a statue to cause it to be for ever associated with 

 a good man and a distinguished Naturalist — with 

 Gilbert White. 



The brothers of Gilbert White living at his death 

 did not very long survive him. Benjamin died at 

 his residence, Mareland, in March of the following 

 year, 1794. He was buried near his brother at 

 Selborne. Thomas died in February, 1797, and was 

 buried at Harlow, Essex, near which place he owned 

 a manor and estate.^ 



Thomas Hoar, the Naturalist's faithful old servant, 

 died in April, 1797, at the ripe old age of 83. 

 Another who may be called a member of the house- 



* The grave marked ** T. W." near Gilbert White's is that of a son of his 

 nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin White, who died in boyhood in 

 1795. 



