Memorial tile at Postman’s Park, City of London commemorating Joseph William Onslow d. 1885
Location
St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England
Transcript
'JOSEPH WILLIAM / ONSLOW / LIGHTERMAN. WHO WAS / DROWNED AT WAPPING / ON MAY 5 1885 / IN TRYING TO SAVE A BOY'S LIFE'
Details
Description: Painted tile. The tiles are protected by a tiled lean-to roof.
Type: Memorial tile
Position: Churchyard
Date Erected: 1899
Artists: William de Morgan, Ernest George
Type: Memorial tile
Position: Churchyard
Date Erected: 1899
Artists: William de Morgan, Ernest George
People
Onslow, Joseph William
Age:
Date of Death: 5/5/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lighterman
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 5/5/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lighterman
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: A memorial logia or cloister, set up at his own expense by the sculptor and painter G. F. Watts.
Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp. 295-98.
Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp. 295-98.