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St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Wall tablet at St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel, London commemorating Frederick George Hood d. 1873

Location

St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Transcript

'To Fred. George Hood d.1873 aged 17 he fell to the deck from the Fore Royal Yard of the barque NEVA bound for Calcutta'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: Neva

People

Hood, Frederick George
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R.P. Dulling

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To Fred. George Hood d.1873 aged 17 he fell to the deck from the Fore Royal Yard of the barque NEVA bound for Calcutta'",
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Happy Valley Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Frank Revell RN d. 1889

Location

Happy Valley Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Frank REVELL, Ship Steward H.M.S. 'Cockchafer', who died October 28th 1889. Aged 26 years. Erected by his shipmates'

Details

Description: Headstone with carved border, anchor in relief above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Cockchafer

People

Revell, Frank
Age: 26
Date of Death: 28/10/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Happy Valley Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Frank REVELL, Ship Steward H.M.S. 'Cockchafer', who died October 28th 1889. Aged 26 years. Erected by his shipmates'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Breidden Hill, Powys, Wales

Column on Breidden Hill, Powys commemorating Admiral George Brydges Rodney d. 1792

Location

Breidden Hill, Powys, Wales

Transcript

[Plaque on south side] 'ERECTED IN HONOUR OF / GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / BY SUBSCRIPTION OF THE GENTLEMEN / OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE 1781 / REPAIRED 1847 / RENEWED 1896 / BY SUBSCRIPTION OF GENTLEMEN / OF THE COUNTIES OF MONTGOMERY / AND SALOP'

Details

Description: Doric column topped with a drum and finial. This replaced the original gilded ball after a lightning strike in 1847 .
Type: Column
Materials: Rubble stone except dressed capital and cornice of plinth

People

Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Repaired again in 1983-84 by Powys Council supported by the Secretary of State for Wales, Shropshire County Council, Montgomery District Council, Oswestry Borough Council and the Criggion Estate
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1982

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    "notes": "Repaired again in 1983-84 by Powys Council supported by the Secretary of State for Wales, Shropshire County Council, Montgomery District Council, Oswestry Borough Council and the Criggion Estate",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "A.J. Richardson  1982",
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St Christophers West Indies

Location

St Christophers West Indies

Transcript

'In Memory of/William Applegath who /Departed this life at the West/Indies the 10th May 1794 in/the Fifteenth Year of his Age/and was Interred in St Christophers/Church Yard' Ah Giddy Youth. Here drop a tear/And early wisdom prize/May grateful love inspire you here/And praise like incense rise/Like you with tender parents blest/Their smiles I amply shar'd/And dearest friends who me carest/For me each bliss prepar'd/Yet Oh-A tempest quickly rose/With grief and sickness prest/I sunk amidst a sea of woes/But Jesus gave me rest'

Details

Description: I depicts a memorial under a willow tree, with ships in the background.
Type: Silk embroidery

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Artists: E. Haimes

People

Applegath, William
Age: 14
Date of Death: 10/5/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Sold Bonham's, Chelsea, 19 Aug 1998.

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    "artists": "E. Haimes",
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    "notes": "Sold Bonham's, Chelsea, 19 Aug 1998.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Wall tablet at Lancaster Priory, Lancaster commemorating Robert Foxcroft d. 1791

Location

Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of / ROBERT FOXCROFT Esqr. / Late Collector of the Customs / In the Port of Lancaster / Who died Octr 10th 1791 / Aged 85 Years.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, South Aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Foxcroft, Robert
Age: 85
Date of Death: 10/10/1791
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: HM Customs

Extra

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  "transcript": "'To the Memory of / ROBERT FOXCROFT Esqr. / Late Collector of the Customs / In the Port of Lancaster / Who died Octr 10th 1791 / Aged 85 Years.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Lancaster Priory, Lancaster commemorating Robert Foxcroft d. 1791</p>",
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Victoria Embankment, London, England

Statue on Victoria Embankment, London depicting Isambard Kingdom Brunel d. 1859

Location

Victoria Embankment, London, England

Details

Type: Statue
Position: Corner of Temple Place
Materials: Bronze
Artists: Carlo Marochetti, Norman Shaw

People

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Age:
Date of Death: 15/9/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer. Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Base designed by Norman Shaw.
Bibliography: Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) p. 77.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Statue on Victoria Embankment, London depicting Isambard Kingdom Brunel d. 1859</p>",
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    "type": "Statue",
    "position": "Corner of Temple Place",
    "materials": "Bronze",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Carlo Marochetti, Norman Shaw",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Base designed by Norman Shaw.",
    "bibliography": "Arthur Byron 'London Statues: a guide to London's outdoor statues and sculpture' (London, 1981) p. 77.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Mary's Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear commemorating Nathaniel Easter d. 1832

Location

St Mary's Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'Nathaniel Easter Master Mariner of Great Yarmouth Died 15 July 1832 aged 58 years'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard

People

Easter, Nathaniel
Age: 58
Date of Death: 15/7/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1970

JSON

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  "id": "M2628",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "'Nathaniel Easter Master Mariner of Great Yarmouth Died 15 July 1832 aged 58 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Heworth, Tyne and Wear commemorating Nathaniel Easter d. 1832</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1970",
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Dudley Pound d. 1943

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR DUDLEY POUND / 1877-1943 / FIRST SEA LORD / AND CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Crypt

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War, 1939-1945 Second World War

People

Pound, Dudley Pickman Rogers
Age:
Date of Death: 1943
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at sea.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / SIR DUDLEY POUND / 1877-1943 / FIRST SEA LORD / AND CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Dudley Pound d. 1943</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Buried at sea.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, commemorating Captain William Hoare RN d. 1886

Location

St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To the glory of God and in loving memory of / William O'Bryan Hoare Esqre, Captain Royal Navy, / Second son of Sir Joseph Wallis Hoare Bart. and the Lady Harriet Hoare / Born at Youghal Co. Cork, Ireland, and entered into rest at Worthing, Sussex, / 26th March 1886 / This memorial is erected by his sorrowing Child Mary L. Hoare. /'God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide even until death,' Ps XLVIII.14'

Details

Type: Brass
Position: Nave south aisle south wall
Materials: Brass

People

Hoare, William O'Bryan
Age:
Date of Death: 26/3/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'To the glory of God and in loving memory of / William O'Bryan Hoare Esqre, Captain Royal Navy, / Second son of Sir Joseph Wallis Hoare Bart. and the Lady Harriet Hoare / Born at Youghal Co. Cork, Ireland, and entered into rest at Worthing, Sussex, / 26th March 1886 / This memorial is erected by his sorrowing Child Mary L. Hoare. /'God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide even until death,' Ps XLVIII.14'",
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Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Obelisk in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Francis Grove RN d. 1864

Location

Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROVE R.N. / BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1799 DIED 2ND A 1864 / BY HIS LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE MARY GROVE / FATHER I WILL THAT THOSE WHOM THOU HAST / GIVEN ME BE WITH ME WHERE I AM / JOHN XVII 24 / ALSO IN MEMORY OF MARY GROVE / BORN 15TH MARCH 1810 DIED 26TH AUG 1878'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite

People

Grove, Francis
Age: 64
Date of Death: 2/8/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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  "location": "Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROVE R.N. / BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1799 DIED 2ND A 1864 / BY HIS LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE MARY GROVE / FATHER I WILL THAT THOSE WHOM THOU HAST / GIVEN ME BE WITH ME WHERE I AM / JOHN XVII 24 / ALSO IN MEMORY OF MARY GROVE / BORN 15TH MARCH 1810 DIED 26TH AUG 1878'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters