Category Archives: Exploration

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Manuden, Essex, England

Tablet in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Manuden, Essex, dedicated to Henry Marsh d. 1819

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Manuden, Essex, England

Transcript

'Henry Marsh who was deprived of life in the 25th year of his age on the 30th day of April 1819, by some natives of Malacca, on an island between Sumatra and Java. His mortal remains were interred at ANJIER in the latter Island. He was the son of the Revd Henry Marsh Vicar of this parish for 26 years who died 22 January 1829 aged 58'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Near screen
Materials: Marble

People

Marsh, Henry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 30/4/1819
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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Exploration

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, England

Wall plaque in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent commemorating Dr William Edward Dillon, RN and Robert Moffat, Members of the Livingstone East Coast Expedition 1873 – 1875, who died in East Africa

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, England

Transcript

'COLOURS OF THE LIVINGSTONE EAST COAST EXPEDITION / 1873, 1874, 1875 / PLACED IN THE CHURCH OF S.S. PETER & PAUL / SHOREHAM, / as a token of Thanksgiving / - By - / VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON, R.N. / Commander of the Expedition / AND / In Memory of / W.E. DILLON R.N. & R. MOFFAT, / Members of the Expedition, who sacrificed / their lives in the great cause of African Exploration'

Details

Description: Metal wall plaque relating to flags laid up in the church
Type: Wall plate; flags
Position: North wall

People

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Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Exploration

St John's Church, Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Chest-tomb in St John’s Church, Staplegrove, Somerset, England commemorating Joseph Poole d. 1791

Location

St John's Church, Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph Poole, who after sailing round the globe with Captn Cooke departed this life Octr 3rd 1791'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Discovery

People

Poole, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 3/10/1791
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Marine-Private James Poole, joined the 'Discovery' at Plymouth on 29th July 1776 for Cook's 3rd voyage.
Bibliography: Andrew F.C. David 'A 1933 query answered', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 75, p. 98 (Greenwich,1989).

JSON

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Exploration

Albert Park, Linthorpe Road, Middlesborough, England

Sculpture in Albert Park, Linthorpe Road, Middlesborough commemorating Captain James Cook RN d. 1779

Location

Albert Park, Linthorpe Road, Middlesborough, England

Transcript

'The voyages of Captain Cook' [title]

Details

Description: Six painted and carved tree stumps in a semi-circle round a flower bed. 1) A seascape with an albatross and ship. 2) Sun, Saturn and bottle 3) Ink well, quill pen and open book inscribed 'Once again under sail I / opened my secret / orders we are...Transit of Venus / then sail south east / from Tahiti into unknown / waters charting and discovering new land... / James Cook 4) Boomerang and lizard 'BOTANY BAY' 5) Saw, mallet and plane 'REPAIRS' 6) Still life of lemons 'LEMONS KEEP SCURVY AWAY'.
Type: Sculpture
Materials: Wood
Artists: Phil Meadows
Vessel: HMB Endeavor

People

Cook, James
Age: 51
Date of Death: 14/2/1779
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach, Catherine Morris 'Public Sculpture in North-East England' (Liverpool University Press, 2000) p. 295.

JSON

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Exploration

All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England

Wall tablet in memory of Charles Taylor d. 1818 in Youlgreave, Derbyshire.

Location

All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Charles Taylor, Esq. / Surgeon in the Royal Navy; son of / John and Elizabeth Taylor, / of Stanton in this parish: / being appointed / Surgeon, Mineralogist, and Botanist / to the first Sierra Leone Company / he travelled through various parts / of Africa / in search of knowledge; / and returned in MDCCXCII/ amply rewarded, / to his native country, / which he continued to serve / with fidelity / to the day of his death, / the XXVIII of November MDCCCXVIII, in the LVI year of his age.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Artists: Watson

People

Taylor, Charles
Age: 56
Date of Death: 28/11/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon; explorer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Exploration

Admiralty Arch end of Mall, London, England

Statue in the Mall, London depicting Captain James Cook RN d. 1779

Location

Admiralty Arch end of Mall, London, England

Transcript

'CAPTAIN JAMES COOK / R.N., F.R.S. / BORN 1728 DIED 1779 / CIRCUMNAVIGATOR OF THE GLOBE EXPLORER OF / THE PACIFIC OCEAN HE LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF / THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND / CHARTED THE SHORES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND TRAVERSED / THE OCEAN GATES OF CANADA BOTH EAST AND WEST / UNVEILED BY H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT / ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE LEAGUE 7 JULY 1914'

Details

Description: A full-length figure standing in front of a capstan with foot on a coil of rope. The stone plinth carved with ship's bows and a globe within a wreath.

Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1914
Artists: Thomas Brock
Vessel: HMB Endeavor

People

Cook, James
Age: 51
Date of Death: 14/2/1779
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Unexecuted design for a memorial to Cook by Thomas Banks in British Museum. Another statue in Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand. Monument at Point Venus, Tahiti. PRO WORK20-184.
Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) p. 98.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Exploration

St Mary's Church, Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Grafton Regis commemorating Vice-Admiral Robert Fitzroy d. 1865

Location

St Mary's Church, Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL / ROBERT FITZROY M.P., C.B., F.R.S. / 1805-1865 / CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. BEAGLE / GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND / DESIGNER OF THE FITZROY BAROMETER / AND PIONEER OF THE SCIENCE / OF WEATHER FORECASTING.'

Details

Description: White marble with black border.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 2011
Vessel: HMS Beagle

People

Fitzroy, Robert
Age: 60
Date of Death: 1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Exploration

Stowe Landscape Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial at Stowe, Buckinghamshire commemorating Captain James Cook RN. d. 1779

Location

Stowe Landscape Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'Jacobo Cook / MDCCLXXVIII'

Details

Description: A globe on a plinth inset with an antique marble profile of a man, used as an ideal likeness of Cook. The memorial stands on a small island in a lake.
Type: Memorial
Position: Elysian Fields
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1778
Vessel: HMS Endeavour

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

Cook, James
Age: 51
Date of Death: 14/2/1779
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: George Clarke, Jonathan Marsden, Richard Wheeler, Michael Bevington, Tim Knox 'Stowe Landscape Gardens' (National Trust, 1997)
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Exploration

Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, England

Tablet in Truro, Cornwall commemorating Captain Samuel Wallis RN d. 1795

Location

Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'To the glory of God, and in honoured memory of Samuel Wallis Captain R.N. and members of his crew who circumnavgated the world in H.M.S. Dolphin 26th July 1766-10th June 1768 and discovered Tahiti'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: HMS Dolphin

People

Wallis, Samuel
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/1/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1728.
Recorder: Mr I. Lloyd Phillips CBE 1979

JSON

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Exploration

St Mary's Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Tenby commemorating Captain Bird Allen RN d. 1841

Location

St Mary's Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN BIRD ALLEN R.N. / WHO IN THE 38TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / DIED AT FERNANDO PO THE 25TH OCTR. 1841 / WHILE IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. SOUDAN / ON AN EXPEDITION INTO THE INTERIOR OF / AFRICA. / DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY AND CIVILISATION / INTO THAT COUNTRY; HIS FRIENDS HAVE ERECTED THIS TABLET / TO RECORD THEIR STRONG SENSE OF HIS CHRISTIAN EXCELLENCE AND / PROFESSIONAL TALENTS, AND TO TESTIFY THEIR DEEP REGRET FOR HIS LOSS / AND THAT OF HIS BRAVE COMPANIONS WHO WITH HIM / FELL VICTIMS TO THE CLIMATE OF THE RIVER NIGER. / MARK THE PERFECT MAN, AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT: / FOR THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE. PSALM. 37 V. 37'

Details

Description: Seated classical male figure, head on hand in dejected attitude, facing left. He holds a flagpole and flag on his right shoulder. The figure within an neoclassical architectural surround with a pediment.
Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Soudan

Event

Niger expedition 1841

Event Date

1841

People

Allen, Bird
Age: 38
Date of Death: 25/10/1841
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: One of the three ships of the Niger expedition under the command of Captain H.D. Trotter. Allen 'Fell victim to climate'.
Bibliography: E.O.C. Goddard 'Captain Bird Allen R.N.', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, p. 94, (Greenwich, 1983); Lawrence Phillips 'Captain Bird Allen', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, pp.197-8, (Greenwich, 1983); David Saunders 'Captain Bird Allen', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, pp. 316-7, (Greenwich, 1983).
Recorder: William Donnan. 1978

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  "categories": ["Exploration"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Seated classical male figure, head on hand in dejected attitude, facing left. He holds a flagpole and flag on his right shoulder. The figure within an neoclassical architectural surround with a pediment.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Soudan"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Niger expedition 1841",
    "date": "1841",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Allen, Bird","age":"38","dateofdeath":"25/10/1841","causeofdeath":"Infectious disease","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "One of the three ships of the Niger expedition under the command of Captain H.D. Trotter. Allen 'Fell victim to climate'.",
    "bibliography": "E.O.C. Goddard 'Captain Bird Allen R.N.', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, p. 94, (Greenwich, 1983); Lawrence Phillips 'Captain Bird Allen', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, pp.197-8, (Greenwich, 1983); David Saunders 'Captain Bird Allen', 'Mariner's Mirror', vol. 69, pp. 316-7, (Greenwich, 1983).",
    "recorder": "William Donnan. 1978",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters