Memorial: M1379

Wall tablet at St Andrew’s Church, Bolam, commemorating Commander William Dent Dent RN d. 1872

Location

St Andrew's Church, Bolam, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM DENT DENT ESQ. / OF SHORTFLATT TOWER / LATE COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / AND A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE / FOR THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND / WHO DIED 31 JULY 1872 AGED 76 YEARS / My time is in thy hand. / HIS WIFE ELLEN MARY HEDLEY DENT. / BORN 4. DECEMBER 1815, DIED 9 OCTOBER 1892, / AGED 76 YEARS. / Devoted in life united in death'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Shortflatt Chapel south wall
Materials: Marble, slate mount
Artists: R. Craggs

People

Dent, William Dent
Age: 76
Date of Death: 31/7/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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