Wall tablet in Deptford, London, commemorating John Addey d. 1606, Master shipwright
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Deptford, London, England
Transcript
'NEAR / this place rests the Body / of JOHN ADDEY / of this parish / one of the King's master shipwrights / who departed this World / in Assured hope / of his Resurrection/the 16th of April Anno Dm / 1606 Aetatis Suae 56. / His tomb being demolished / this stone was Erected / at the expence of the Parish / January 1788'
Details
Description: Rectangular vertically set stone memorial, this us surmounted by a moulded triangular pediment supported on two pilasters, in the centre of each of these is a circle containing a Tudor rose. Below is a moulded shelf. The inscription tablet between the pilasters is shaped as shown. The inscription is in Roman caps and lower case, the long "s" is used. The third line is in sloped lettering. This memorial forms a unit with the Benefaction Monument immediately below, to which it is seen to be connected by plain brackets.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Outside north wall, east of north door
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1788
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Outside north wall, east of north door
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1788
People
Addey, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 16/4/1606
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master shipwright
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Deptford
Age: 56
Date of Death: 16/4/1606
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master shipwright
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Deptford
Extra
Notes: Master shipwright, Royal dockyard.
Bibliography: J. Summerson 'Monuments in St Nicholas Deptford', 'Mariners Mirror', vol. 27, p. 289 (Cambridge, 1941).
Recorder: Timothy Wilson October 1979
Bibliography: J. Summerson 'Monuments in St Nicholas Deptford', 'Mariners Mirror', vol. 27, p. 289 (Cambridge, 1941).
Recorder: Timothy Wilson October 1979