Wall tablet at St George’s Church, Beckenham commemorating Admiral Sir Peircy Brett Knight d. 1781
Location
St George's Church, Beckenham, London, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SIR PEIRCY BRETT KNIGHT, / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE XIV DAY OF OCTOBER, / MDCCLXXXI. / IN THE LXXII YEAR OF HIS AGE' [below] 'NEAR this place in the same Vault / with her Husband are deposited the / remains of HENRIETTA his Widow / who died in the Month of August 1788 / in the 81st Year of her Age'
Details
Description: White marble inscription tablet, on a black-painted, oval, stone ground. The tablet has pilasters on either side and an urn above the cornice. The urn has a relief of a dismasted warship on its side, and two crossed branches and a trident on its base. On the apron below the inscription tablet, the Brett arms and a shell design. DOSSIER.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Marble, stone
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: Marble, stone
People
Brett, Peircy
Age: 72
Date of Death: 14/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 72
Date of Death: 14/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.