Wall tablet at St Lawrence’s Church, Mereworth, Kent, commemorating Vice-Admiral George Byng d. 1831
Location
St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth, Kent, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE BYNG 6TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON / VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE THE 18TH 1831 / IN THE 64TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / ALSO / FRANCIS ELIZABETH (TWIN SISTER OF GEORGE 7TH VISCOUNT) WHO DIED FEBRUARY 13TH 1832 AGED 19 YEARS / ALSO OF GEORGE BYNG 7TH VISCOUNT TORRINGTON D.C.L. / WHO DIED 27TH APRIL 1884 AGED 71 YEARS / ALSO HIS WIDOW MARY ANN VISCOUNTESS TORRINGTON / DAUGHTER OF SIR JOHN D. ASTLEY BART, / WHO DIED 26TH JANUARY 1885 AGED 80 YEARS'
Details
Description: A white marble tablet supported on rectangular brackets has a stele backing of black marble. The top is decorated with a viscount's cap on a tasseled cushion.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Vestry north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: James Sutton
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Vestry north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: James Sutton
People
Byng, George
Age: 64
Date of Death: 18/6/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 64
Date of Death: 18/6/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. 6th Viscount Torrington.
Bibliography: 'Archaeologia Cantiana' vol. lxii, p. 82.
Bibliography: 'Archaeologia Cantiana' vol. lxii, p. 82.