Memorial: M3655

Memorial at St Botolph’s Church, Postman’s Park to Samuel Lowdell d. 1887

Location

St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England

Transcript

'DROWNED WHEN RESCUING / A BOY AT BLACKFRIARS / FEB.25.1887 / HE HAD SAVED / TWO OTHER LIVES'

Details

Description: Tiles set in a memorial loggia or cloister.
Type: Memorial tile
Position: Churchyard
Artists: William de Morgan, Ernest George

People

Lowdell, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 25/2/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Bargeman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The memorial was set up at his own expense by the painter and sculptor G. F. Watts in 1899.
Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp. 295-98.

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