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St Peter's Church, Peterstone, Newport, Wales

Brass at St Peter’s Church, Peterstone, Newport commemorating Seabright Wilmot Jones RN d. 1920

Location

St Peter's Church, Peterstone, Newport, Wales

Transcript

'Seabright Wilmot Jones, H.M.S. Cassandra. Died July 14th 1920 the result of exposure on active service'

Details

Type: Brass
Vessel: HMS Cassandra

People

Jones, Seabright Wilmot
Age:
Date of Death: 14/7/1920
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders

JSON

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St Nicholas's Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England

Monument in North Stoneham, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral Edward Hawke d. 1781

Location

St Nicholas's Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'D.O.M. / This Monument is Sacred to the Memory of / Edward Hawke Lord Hawke Baron of Towton in the County of York. / Knight of the Bath. Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet / Vice Admiral of Great Britain & who died October the 17th 1781 Aged 76. / The Bravery of his Soul was equal to the Dangers he encountered, / The Cautious intrepidity of his Deliberations Superior even to the Conquests he Obtained, / The Annals of his Life compass a Period of Naval Glory unparalleld in later time / For wherever he sailed Victory attended him. / A Prince unsolicited conferred on him Dignities which he Distained to ask. / This monument is also Sacred to the Memory of / Catherine Lady Hawke, his Wife, the beauty of whose person was Excelled only / by the accomplished Elegance of her Mind. She died October the 17th 1756 Aged 36 / In the Conjugal, Parental and Social Duties of Private Life / They were equalled by few, excelled by none'

Details

Description: In relief above the inscription tablet, a sarcophagus with a battle scene, above, an obelisk bearing the Hawke arms, flanked with flags, an urn on top.

Type: Monument
Materials: Coloured marble
Date Erected: 29/8/1783
Artists: John Francis Moore
Vessel: HMS Royal George

Event

Battle of Quiberon Bay

Event Date

1759

Event Category

1756 - 1763 Seven Years War

People

Hawke, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Alternative designs in V & A 4910/4-5. Relief after Dominic Serres, BHC0400.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946); Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 369, (Greenwich, 1981).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'D.O.M. / This Monument is Sacred to the Memory of / Edward Hawke Lord Hawke Baron of Towton in the County of York. / Knight of the Bath. Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet / Vice Admiral of Great Britain & who died October the 17th 1781 Aged 76. / The Bravery of his Soul was equal to the Dangers he encountered, / The Cautious intrepidity of his Deliberations Superior even to the Conquests he Obtained, / The Annals of his Life compass a Period of Naval Glory unparalleld in later time / For wherever he sailed Victory attended him. / A Prince unsolicited conferred on him Dignities which he Distained to ask. / This monument is also Sacred to the Memory of / Catherine Lady Hawke, his Wife, the beauty of whose person was Excelled only / by the accomplished Elegance of her Mind. She died October the 17th 1756 Aged 36 / In the Conjugal, Parental and Social Duties of Private Life / They were equalled by few, excelled by none'",
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    "materials": "Coloured marble",
    "dateErected": "29/8/1783",
    "artists": "John Francis Moore",
    "vessel": "HMS Royal George"  },
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    "event":"Battle of Quiberon Bay",
    "date": "1759",
    "category": "1756 - 1763 Seven Years War"  },
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    "notes": "DOSSIER. Alternative designs in V & A 4910/4-5. Relief after Dominic Serres, BHC0400.",
    "bibliography": "K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946); Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 369, (Greenwich, 1981).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
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St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Memorial in St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall dedicated to Admiral Sir Thomas Spry d. 1828

Location

St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS SPRY Esqr. ADMIRAL OF THE ED / WHO DIED THE 27TH OF NOVEMBER 1828 / IN HIS 73RD YEAR / AND OF ANNA MARIA / HIS WIFE / WHO DIED ON THE 21ST SEPT 1835 IN HER 71ST YEAR THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR AFFECTIONATE SON / SIR SAMUEL SPRY.'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet flanked by a mourning seaman and a female figure with a steering oar representing Fortune. Above a smaller Gothic plinth with a coat of arms, supporting a mural crown with naval trophies.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1835
Artists: Thomas Hoppner

People

Spry, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 27/11/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS SPRY Esqr. ADMIRAL OF THE ED / WHO DIED THE 27TH OF NOVEMBER 1828 / IN HIS 73RD YEAR / AND OF ANNA MARIA / HIS WIFE / WHO DIED ON THE 21ST SEPT 1835 IN HER 71ST YEAR THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR AFFECTIONATE SON / SIR SAMUEL SPRY.'",
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    "materials": "White marble",
    "dateErected": "1835",
    "artists": "Thomas Hoppner",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Stanley Clarke d. 1911

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'STANLEY CLARKE / Leading Stoker H.M.S. 'Bristol' / died / 9th May 1911 aged 29'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 321
Vessel: HMS Bristol

People

Clarke, Stanley
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/5/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "id": "M3525",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'STANLEY CLARKE / Leading Stoker H.M.S. 'Bristol' / died / 9th May 1911 aged 29'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Stanley Clarke d. 1911</p>",
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 321",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Bristol"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Clarke, Stanley","age":"29","dateofdeath":"9/5/1911","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Leading Stoker","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Monument in the Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, commemorating Edwin Hughes d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Edwin / The beloved husband of Lily A. Hughes / Petty Officer of H.M.S. Conquest / Died March 28 1916 / [age not visible]'

Details

Description: Carving- rocks,anchor and chain, lifebuoy.
Type: Monument
Materials: Coadestone?
Artists: L. J. Watts
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

Hughes, Edwin
Age:
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

JSON

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  "post_id": "2927",
  "id": "M4655",
  "location": "Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / Edwin / The beloved husband of Lily A. Hughes / Petty Officer of H.M.S. Conquest / Died March 28 1916 / [age not visible]'",
  "content": "<p>Monument in the Memorial Garden, Walton-on-the-Naze, commemorating Edwin Hughes d. 1916</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Carving- rocks,anchor and chain, lifebuoy.",
    "type": "Monument",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Coadestone?",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "L. J. Watts",
    "vessel": "HMS Conquest"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Hughes, Edwin","age":"","dateofdeath":"28/3/1916","causeofdeath":"Maritime accident","rankOccupation":"Petty Officer RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Drowned in capsize of whaler.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain M.T. Morton 1981",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, Kintbury, Berkshire, England

Wall tablet in Kintbury, Berkshire to Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas d. 1862

Location

St Mary's Church, Kintbury, Berkshire, England

Transcript

'TO . THE . MEMORY . OF / SIR . JAMES . WHITLEY . DEANS . DUNDAS / ADMIRAL . OF . THE . WHITE / MILITARY . GRAND . CROSS / OF . THE HONORABLE . ORDER . OF . THE . BATH / MEJIDIE . OF . THE . FIRST . CLASS / AND . GRAND . CROSS . OF . THE . LEGION . OF . HONOUR / COMMANDER . IN . CHIEF / OF . HER . MAJESTY’S . FLEET . IN . THE . MEDITERRANEAN / AND . THE . BLACK . SEA / IN . THE . YEARS . 1852 . 1853 AND . 1854 / SIR . JAMES . DUNDAS . FILLED . THE . OFFICE / OF CLERK . OF . THE . ORDNANCE . A . LORD . OF . THE . ADMIRALTY / IN . TWO . ADMINISTRATIONS . AND . REPRESENTED . THE . BOROUGHS . OF . DEVISES . & . GREENWICH / IN . FOUR . PARLIAMENTS / BORN . DECEMBER . 4TH . 1789 . DIED . OCTOBER . 3RD . 1862 / AGED 76 . YEARS'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet within a rope twist border with entwined foliage. Family arms above, with supporters, crossed branches below.
Type: Wall tablet

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Dundas, James Whitley Deans
Age: 76
Date of Death: 3/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Susanne Gilbert

JSON

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  "post_id": "2928",
  "id": "M2890",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Kintbury, Berkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'TO . THE . MEMORY . OF / SIR . JAMES . WHITLEY . DEANS . DUNDAS / ADMIRAL . OF . THE . WHITE / MILITARY . GRAND . CROSS / OF . THE HONORABLE . ORDER . OF . THE . BATH / MEJIDIE . OF . THE . FIRST . CLASS / AND . GRAND . CROSS . OF . THE . LEGION . OF . HONOUR / COMMANDER . IN . CHIEF  / OF . HER . MAJESTY’S . FLEET . IN . THE . MEDITERRANEAN / AND . THE . BLACK . SEA / IN . THE . YEARS . 1852 . 1853  AND . 1854 / SIR . JAMES . DUNDAS . FILLED . THE . OFFICE / OF CLERK . OF . THE . ORDNANCE . A . LORD . OF . THE . ADMIRALTY / IN . TWO . ADMINISTRATIONS . AND . REPRESENTED . THE . BOROUGHS . OF . DEVISES . & . GREENWICH / IN . FOUR . PARLIAMENTS / BORN . DECEMBER . 4TH . 1789 . DIED . OCTOBER . 3RD . 1862 / AGED 76 . YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Kintbury, Berkshire to  Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas d. 1862</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
    "description": "Inscription tablet within a rope twist border with entwined foliage. Family arms above, with supporters, crossed branches below.",
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    "event":"Crimea War",
    "date": "1853-1856",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Susanne Gilbert",
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St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Eastbourne commemorating James Rankin d. 1827

Location

St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / MR JAMES RANKING who whilst actively / engaged in the Zealous discharge of his duty / as Commander of the ship Vittoria, / fell overboard and was drowned, in the Bay of Biscay / on the night of the 12th of February 1827 / Aged 44 Years / Also / of JOHN RANKING who died at Surinam / Aged 14 Years. / Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day / nor the hour Wherein the Son of Man Cometh; / lest coming Suddenly he find you Sleeping'

Details

Description: Relief of a ship above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of chancel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Vittoria

People

Ranking, James
Age: 44
Date of Death: 12/2/1827
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "post_id": "2929",
  "id": "M2101",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / MR JAMES RANKING who whilst actively / engaged in the Zealous discharge of his duty / as Commander of the ship Vittoria, / fell overboard and was drowned, in the Bay of Biscay / on the night of the 12th of February 1827 / Aged 44 Years / Also / of JOHN RANKING who died at Surinam / Aged 14 Years. /  Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day / nor the hour Wherein the Son of Man Cometh; / lest coming Suddenly he find you Sleeping'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"388\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2101Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6608\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2101Large.jpg 352w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2101Large-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Eastbourne commemorating James Rankin d.  1827</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Relief of a ship above the inscription.",
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St Mary's Church, Teddington, London, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Teddington commemorating Rear-Admiral Valentine Collard d. 1840

Location

St Mary's Church, Teddington, London, England

Transcript

'Valentine Collard Esquire Rear Admiral of the Blue. Died 18th March 1840 in the 73rd year of his age'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel

People

Collard, Valentine
Age: 73
Date of Death: 18/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1994

JSON

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  "id": "M4342",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Teddington, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Valentine Collard Esquire Rear Admiral of the Blue. Died 18th March 1840 in the 73rd year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Teddington commemorating Rear-Admiral Valentine Collard d. 1840</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Chancel",
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    "artists": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Derrick RN d. 1889 and Walter E. Brown RMLI d. 1888

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph DERRICK, A.B., H.M.S. 'HIMALAYA who died at Hong Kong, Friday, January 4th 1889. Also to the memory of Walter E. Brown, Pte. R.M.L.I., of the same ship who drowned at sea on the 15th December, 1888. This stone is erected by their shipmates'

Details

Type: Headstone
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Himalaya

People

Brown, Walter E.
Age:
Date of Death: 15/12/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Derrick, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 4/1/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "post_id": "2911",
  "id": "M586",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Joseph DERRICK, A.B., H.M.S. 'HIMALAYA who died at Hong Kong, Friday, January 4th 1889. Also to the memory of Walter E. Brown, Pte. R.M.L.I., of the same ship who drowned at sea on the 15th December, 1888. This stone is erected by their shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Derrick RN d. 1889 and Walter E. Brown RMLI d. 1888</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Granite",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Himalaya"  },
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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}

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Chelsea Old Church, London, England

Memorial at Chelsea Old Church, London commemorating Edward Holl d. 1823

Location

Chelsea Old Church, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / EDWARD HOLL ESQ / OF THIS PARISH / SURVEYOR AND ARCHITECT / TO THE NAVY BOARD / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / NOVEMBER 2ND 1823 / IN THE 58th YEAR OF HIS AGE / HE LIVED RESPECTED
/ AND DIED LAMENTED'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Top left chancel east window

People

Holl, Edward
Age: 57
Date of Death: 2/11/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Architect
Organisation: Navy Board

Extra

Notes: Architect responsible for the construction of early nineteenth century buildings in Royal Dockyards.
Bibliography: Howard Montagu Colvin 'Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1660-1840' (London, 1954).
Recorder: Dr Pieter van der Merwe

JSON

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  "post_id": "2933",
  "id": "M902",
  "location": "Chelsea Old Church, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / EDWARD HOLL ESQ / OF THIS PARISH / SURVEYOR AND ARCHITECT / TO THE NAVY BOARD / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / NOVEMBER 2ND 1823 / IN THE 58th YEAR OF HIS AGE / HE LIVED RESPECTED <br />\r\n / AND DIED LAMENTED'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Chelsea Old Church, London commemorating Edward Holl d. 1823</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Plaque",
    "position": "Top left chancel east window",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "Architect responsible for the construction of early nineteenth century buildings in Royal Dockyards.",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters