Memorial at St George’s Church, Benenden, Kent commemorating Sir John Norris, RN, Admiral of the Fleet & Vice Admiral of England d. 1749
Location
St George's Church, Benenden, Kent, England
Transcript
'Near this place are deposited the Remains of / the Rt Honble Sir JOHN NORRIS of HEMPSTEAD / who after fifty years faithful service in / the Royal-Navy, attained the supreme Command, / with the rank of Admiral of the Fleet & / Vice Admiral of ENGLAND. / It is but bare justice to his memory to say, / since so much at least may be said / with the strictest truth / that there never breathed a better Seaman, / a greater Officer, a braver Man, / a more zealous Well wisher / to the present Establishment, / nor consequently a truer Englishman / than this SIR JOHN NORRIS'
Details
Description: A portrait bust with cropped hair, open shirt and draperies above the inscription tablet, the Norris arms and crest below.
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Wall
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1750
Artists: Peter Scheemakers
Type: Wall monument
Position: South Wall
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1750
Artists: Peter Scheemakers
People
Norris, John
Age:
Date of Death: 13/6/1749
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet; Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 13/6/1749
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet; Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Signed 'P. SCHEEMAKER Sculp Anno Domini 1750'.
Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe, 'Peter Scheemakers' 'The sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society' p. 226 (1999). Reverend Francis Hazlewood 'The Parish of Benenden, Kent: its monuments, vicars (1323-1877) & persons of note' (Ipswich, 1889) pp. 7-8.
Bibliography: Ingrid Roscoe, 'Peter Scheemakers' 'The sixty-first volume of the Walpole Society' p. 226 (1999). Reverend Francis Hazlewood 'The Parish of Benenden, Kent: its monuments, vicars (1323-1877) & persons of note' (Ipswich, 1889) pp. 7-8.