Memorial: M4339

Wall tablet in St Mary Magdalene, Taunton commemorating Sir Robert Seppings d. 1840

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS, F.R.S. & c / SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED AT TAUNTON 25TH APRIL 1840 / AGED 72 YEARS / AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY FIFTY YEARS / "TO HIS ABILITIES AND EXERTIONS / THIS COUNTRY IS MAINLY INDEBTED FOR ITS MOST / VALUABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN / NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, / WHICH WILL CONFER A LASTING BENEFIT ON THE / BRITISH NATION." / (FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF FINANCE / HOUSE OF COMMONS / 30TH APRIL 1819.'

Details

Description: Two marble tablets within an arch, to Seppings and his wife. The family crest above an incription 'AS A MARK OF FILIAL RESPECT'.
Type: Tablet
Position: South Aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Seppings, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 25/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters