Memorial in York Minister commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Medley d. 1747
Location
York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / the Honbl. HENRY MEDLEY Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue / and Commander-in-Chief in the MEDITERRANEAN / who died at Savona Aug 5th 1747. / He was Son to ROBERT MEDLEY Esqr. by DOROTHY Daughter / to WILLIAM GRIMSTON of Grimston Garth Esqr. / He Married ANN Daughter and Heiress to / Mr NATHANIEL GOCHE Merchant in HULL by Dorothy / sister to THOMAS GRIMSTON Esq. Grandson to the / Above named WILLIAM and has issue by her / One Daughter who Died Young'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus carved with naval battle relief, flanked by weeping cherubs, one with a crown, the other with an inverted torch. Portrait bust and trophies above.
Type: Monument
Position: North wall of chancel
Date Erected: 1749
Artists: Henry Cheere
Type: Monument
Position: North wall of chancel
Date Erected: 1749
Artists: Henry Cheere
People
Medley, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1747
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1747
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Cost £262.10.0. Had iron railings not replaced after 1829. Photo- see Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Ed. G.E. Aylmer & Reginald Cant 'A History of York Minster' (Oxford, 1977); 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); Matthew Craske 'The Silent Rhetoric of the Body: A history of monumental sculpture and commemorative art in England 1720-1770' (Yale, 2008) pp. 222-224.
Photographer: Amy Miller
Bibliography: Ed. G.E. Aylmer & Reginald Cant 'A History of York Minster' (Oxford, 1977); 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); Matthew Craske 'The Silent Rhetoric of the Body: A history of monumental sculpture and commemorative art in England 1720-1770' (Yale, 2008) pp. 222-224.
Photographer: Amy Miller