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Memorial: M2895

Wall tablet at St Bartholomew’s Church, Kirkwhelpington commemorating Sir Charles Algernon Parsons d. 1931, inventor of the steam turbine

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of the Honourable Sir Charles Algernon Parsons O.M., K.C.B., F.R.S. of Ray Demesne fourth son of the third Earl of Rosse of Birs Castle, King's County, Ireland, born June 9th 1854, died February 11th, 1931'

Details

Description: Wall tablet with the family arms in a roundel above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave
Materials: Black slate with grey stone border.

People

Parsons, Charles Algernon
Age: 77
Date of Death: 11/2/1931
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Graves of Sir Charles and his wife, together in the cemetery of the church under two stone crosses. DOSSIER. Inventor of marine steam turbine.
Recorder: M.T. Morton 1984

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