Gravestone in Helston, Cornwall commemorating Henry Trengrouse d. 1854
Location
St Michael's Church, Helston, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN PIOUS / AND EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF / HENRY TRENGROUSE / OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED BY THE / GREAT LOSS OF LIFE BY SHIPWRECK / RENDERED MOST SIGNAL SERVICE TO / HUMANITY BY DEVOTING THE GREATER / PORTION OF HIS LIFE AND MEANS TO / THE INVENTION AND ADOPTION OF THE / "ROCKET APPARATUS" / FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN / STRANDED SHIPS AND THE SHORE, / WHEREBY MANY THOUSANDS OF / LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED' [On plinth] 'THEY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS, / AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM'
Details
Description: A carving of an anchor and chain on a rock. Inscription on a scroll.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard opposite main door
Materials: Stone, granite plinth
Artists: Spargo
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard opposite main door
Materials: Stone, granite plinth
Artists: Spargo
People
Trengrouse, Henry
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Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
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Age:
Date of Death: 1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
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Extra
Recorder: David Saunders 1993