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Festival Gardens, Watling Street, near Cannon Street, Watling Street, London, EC4, England

Memorial at Festival Gardens, Watling Street, near Cannon Street, City of London, EC4 commemorating Admiral Arthur Phillip, RN d. 1814

Location

Festival Gardens, Watling Street, near Cannon Street, Watling Street, London, EC4, England

Transcript

'IN HONOUR OF ARTHUR PHILLIP R.N. / CITIZEN OF LONDON, / FOUNDER AND FIRST GOVERNOR OF AUSTRALIA, / BORN IN THE WARD OF BREAD STREET 11 OCT 1738. / ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY 1755 AND DIED 31ST AUGUST 1814. / TO HIS INDOMITABLE COURAGE, PROPHETIC VISION, FORBEARANCE, / FAITH, INSPIRATION AND WISDOM WERE DUE THE SUCCESS OF THE / FIRST SETTLEMENT OF AUSTRALIA AT SYDNEY / ON SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY 1788. / THIS MEMORIAL ORIGINALLY ERECTED AT ST. MILDRED'S CHURCH / BREAD STREET AND UNVEILED BY HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE GEORGE . KG . GCVO . RN . ON THE 7TH DECEMBER 1932 / WAS PRESENTED BY THE LATE CHARLES CHEERS / BARON WAKEFIELD OF HYTHE . CBE . LLD / ALDERMAN OF THE WARD OF BREAD STREET, / LORD MAYOR OF LONDON 1915/16 TO THE CITIZENS OF LONDON / AND THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA AS AN ENDURING LINK BETWEEN / THE MOTHERLAND AND THE GREAT ISLAND CONTINENT OF AUSTRALIA. / THE CHURCH WAS DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION IN 1941 BUT THE / BRONZE BUST AND PLATES WERE SALVAGED FROM THE RUINS. / THIS RE-ERECTED MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED ON MAY 8TH 1968 BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE SIR ALEXANDER DOWNER . KBE . / HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA AND REDEDICATED BY THE / RIGHT REVEREND FRANCIS EVERED LUNT BISHOP OF STEPNEY. / ALDERMAN OF BREAD STREET WARD, / H. MURRAY FOX . MA . / COMMON COUNCILMEN S.R. WALKER . CBE . DEPUTY / R. M. SIMONSON . MA, . LLB. / G.D. TRENTHAM, F.N. STEINER . MA . LLB / C. MCAULEY' [.east side panel] ' 'THE FOUNDING OF AUSTRALIA AT SYDNEY / ON SATURDAY 26 JAN 1788. / FIGURES IN ROWING BOAT LEAVING H.M.S. SUPPLY ARE CAPT. ARTHUR PHILLIP, R.N., LIEUT. P. GIDLEY KING R.N., / AND LIEUT. GEORGE JOHNSTON, MARINES A.D.C.' [west side panel] 'THE DISCOVERY AND FIXING OF THE SITE OF SYDNEY / ON WEDNESDAY, 23 JANUARY 1788. / READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:- SURG. J. WHITE R.N., CAPT ARTHUR PHILLIP, R.N., FOUNDER. / LIEUT. GEORGE JOHNSTON, MARINES. A.D.C., CAPT. JOHN / HUNTER, R.N., AND CAPT. DAVID COLLINS, MARINES'

Details

Description: Bust of Admiral Arthur Phillip and two reliefs showing the landing in Australia now built into a small gabled structure.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze, stone
Date Erected: 1932
Artists: Charles Leonard Hartwell, Sharon Keenan

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

Phillip, Arthur
Age: 76
Date of Death: 31/8/1814
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral,
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Part of a large bronze memorial originally erected in 1932. The Church was destroyed by enemy action in 1941 but the bronze bust was salvaged from the ruins. A reduced version of the memorial was re-erected on the east wall of Gateway House in 1968. One of the reliefs by W. Hamilton Buchan, has been replaced by a new panel by Sharon A.M. Keenan dated 1976. The bust is a fibreglass copy (the original is in the church of St Mary-le Bow, on a 1992 wall monument to Phillip). The memorial was redesigned and re-erected in 1999 following the demolition of Gateway House.

Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London (Liverpool, 2003) pp. 432-434

Photographer: ©RMG E9058-1

JSON

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Exploration, Privateering

Deptford, London, England

Wall tablet in Deptford, London commemorating Sir Francis Drake d. 1596

Location

Deptford, London, England

Transcript

"SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

IN 1581, QUEEN ELIZABETH 1 COMMANDED THAT FRANCIS DRAKE'S SHIP, THE GOLDEN HIND, BE DRAWN INTO A CREEK NEAR HERE AT DEPTFORD AS A PERPETUAL MEMORIAL FOR HAVING "CIRCUITED ROUND THE WHOLE EARTH".

ON 4 APRIL 1581, SHE BANQUETED ON BOARD THE GOLDEN HIND AND "CONSECRATED IT WITH GREAT CEREMONIE, POMPE, AND MAGNIFICENCE ETERNALLY TO BE REMEMBERED" AND FORTHWITH KNIGHTED DRAKE ON HIS SHIP IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONOUR THAT HE HAD BROUGHT TO ENGLAND BY HIS DISCOVERIES AND CIRCUMNAVIGATION IN THE YEARS 1577-1580.

HIS ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED DISCOVERY OF OPEN SEA FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC BELOW SOUTH AMERICA; OPENING OF ENGLISH TRADE IN THE FAR EAST; AND THE CLAIM TO THE WESTERN REGION OF NORTH AMERICA FOR ENGLAND, NAMING IT NOVA ALBION (NEW ENGLAND), AND THEREBY LINKING IT WITH CLAIMS TO THE EAST COAST AND ENCOURAGING SUBSEQUENT COLONIZATION OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

DRAKE'S VOYAGE FOSTERED THE PRINCIPLE EXPRESSED BY THE QUEEN THAT THE VSE OF THE SEA AS OF THE AYRE IS COMON TO ALL, AND THAT THE PUBLIQUE NECESSITIE PERMITS NOT IT SHOULD BE POSSESSED."

"PRESENTED BY THE DRAKE NAVIGATORS GUILD, CALIFORNIA, QUADRICENTENNIAL, 4TH APIRL 1981"

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Near foreshore
Date Erected: 1981
Vessel: Golden Hind,

People

Drake, Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 1596
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Erected by the Drake Navigators Guild of California to commemorate the knighting of Drake

JSON

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Vessel Loss

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Captain Robert S. Wilson d. 1879

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of Captain ROBERT S. WILSON, aged 36 years, who was drowned in the foundering of the steamship 'CITY OF LONDON', during the voyage from London to New York, November 1879'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: P353
Vessel: SS City of London

People

Wilson, Robert S.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 11/1879
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Inman Line

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

JSON

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Vessel Loss

St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Memorial at St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim commemorating Captain William Wilson and Eliza Wilson, d. 1833

Location

St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Captain William Wilson (age 30) and his wife Eliza (29) lost in the schooner Water Witch of Belfast on their return from St Michael to Dublin 1833 (son of James and Sarah Wilson)'

Details

Vessel: Water Witch

People

Wilson, William
Age: 30
Date of Death: 19/12/1833
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Wilson, Eliza
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/12/1833
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'Gravestone Inscriptions Co. Antrim: Island Magee' vol. 1.

JSON

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Uncategorised

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating Mark Yalland, RN, d. 1916

Location

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

‘In / Loving Memory of / MARK YALLAND / of Chillington; & H.M.S. Musketeer / who Died on the Hospital Ship / Garth Castle, / at Thurso, Scotland, / February 27th 1916; Aged 38 Years. / 'In the midst of life, we are in death.’ // Also of / JAMES YALLAND, who died June 30th 1948, Aged 86 Years. / ‘Thy will be done.’ // Also of / MARY EDITH, / Beloved Wife of the above / who died Jan 18th 196X / Aged 94 Years. / At Rest.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Artists: J. W. Rhymes, Chillington.
Vessel: HMS Musketeer

People

Yalland, Mark
Age: 36
Date of Death: 27/2/1916
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage 1982
Photographer: P. Lacey

JSON

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Uncategorised

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Daniel Dyer d. 1864

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF DANIEL DYER / SHIPOWNER / WHO DIED JANUARY 14TH 1864 / AGED 88 YEARS / ALSO OF WILLIAM ONLY SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JANUARY 23RD 1871 / AGED 62 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate

People

Dyer, Daniel
Age: 88
Date of Death: 14/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipowner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The cemetery, in an old quarry behand the Anglican Cathedral, is now St James's Park.

JSON

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Uncategorised

St Mary's Church, Ealing, London, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ealing commemorating Alexander Love Gordon RN d. 1828

Location

St Mary's Church, Ealing, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER LOVE GORDON ESQUIRE RN / FORMERLY OF THIS PARISH / BUT LATE OF GORLESTON / IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / MAY 28TH 1828, AGED 71 YEARS / BELOVED AND REGRETTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM'

Details

Description: Oval tablet
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Gallery
Materials: Marble

People

Gordon, Alexander Love
Age: 71
Date of Death: 28/5/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: PROB 11/1743/35

JSON

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Uncategorised

St Mark's Cemetery, Niagara, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Mark’s Cemetery, Niagara, Canada, commemorating Sampson Sheppard, d. 1874

Location

St Mark's Cemetery, Niagara, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Erected by his daughter in the memory of her beloved father SAMPSON SHEPPARD, late of HM Coast Guards who departed this life 20 Oct 1874 aged 81 years. IN MEMORY OF MARY ANN, wife of SAMPSON SHEPPARD who departed her life 30 March 1871 aged 75 years a native of Plymouth, Devonshire, England'

Details

People

Sheppard, Sampson
Age: 81
Date of Death: 20/10/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Coastguard
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Notes: Born circa 1792/3, baptised 4/11/1792 Newton Ferrers. Children William, Henry b.1826/7, Richard 1820, Caroline 1830.
Recorder: E.R. Stage; D. Martin

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  "post_id": "5934",
  "id": "M3230",
  "location": "St Mark's Cemetery, Niagara, Canada, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected by his daughter in the memory of her beloved father SAMPSON SHEPPARD, late of HM Coast Guards who departed this life 20 Oct 1874 aged 81 years. IN MEMORY OF MARY ANN, wife of SAMPSON SHEPPARD who departed her life 30 March 1871 aged 75 years a native of Plymouth, Devonshire, England'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mark’s Cemetery, Niagara, Canada, commemorating Sampson Sheppard, d. 1874</p>",
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    "notes": "Born circa 1792/3, baptised 4/11/1792 Newton Ferrers. Children William, Henry b.1826/7, Richard 1820, Caroline 1830.",
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    "recorder": "E.R. Stage; D. Martin",
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Norwood Cemetery London, Norwood, London, England

Memorial in Norwood Cemetery, London commemorating Arthur Anderson. d. 1868 Chairman and founder of P & O

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Norwood Cemetery London, Norwood, London, England

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Anderson, Arthur
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Date of Death: 1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chairman
Organisation: P & O Line

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Notes: Founder member and chairman of P. & O. Born 1792.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 214.

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  "id": "M3280",
  "location": "Norwood Cemetery London, Norwood, London, England",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial in Norwood Cemetery, London commemorating Arthur Anderson. d. 1868 Chairman and founder of P & O</p>",
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St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, commemorating George Denman-Dean, RM, d. 1917

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St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

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‘To the / Glory of GOD / And in / Loving Memory of / / George Walpole Winthrop Denman-Dean / Lieutenant Royal Marines Aged 21. / Died of Wounds November 7 1917 / At Rouen, France / Pro Patria Mori'

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Type: Wall plaque
Materials: marble, wood, brass

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1914-1918 First World War

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Denman-Dean George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/11/1917
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Marines

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Photographer: P Lacey

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  "location": "St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘To the / Glory of GOD / And in / Loving Memory of / / George Walpole Winthrop Denman-Dean / Lieutenant Royal Marines Aged 21. / Died of Wounds November 7 1917 / At Rouen, France / Pro Patria Mori'",
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    "recorder": "",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters