Wall monument at St Paul’s Church, Clapham, London, commemorating William Hewer, Commissioner of the Navy d. 1715
Location
St Paul's Church, Clapham, London, England
Details
Description: The inscription on a draped cloth, towards the top, two cherubs holding a portrait medallion of Hewer, with an anchor behind it.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Vestry
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall monument
Position: Vestry
Materials: Marble
People
Hewer, William
Age: 73 years
Date of Death: 3/12/1715
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of the Navy
Organisation: Admiralty
Age: 73 years
Date of Death: 3/12/1715
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of the Navy
Organisation: Admiralty
Extra
Notes: Samuel Pepy's clerk, later colleague as Commissioner of the Navy.
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: London except the cities of London and Westminster' vol.ii (Harmondsworth, 1969).
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: London except the cities of London and Westminster' vol.ii (Harmondsworth, 1969).