Memorial: M4760

Wall plaque in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster commemorating Admiral Robert Blake RN d. 1657

Location

St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'TO . THE . GLORY . OF . GOD . AND . TO . THE . MEMORY . OF . / COLONEL . ROBERT . BLAKE / ADMIRAL . AT . SEA. / CHIEF . FOUNDER . OF . ENGLAND'S . NAVAL . SUPREMECY / DIED . AUGUST . 7 . 1657 / EJECTED . FROM . HIS . GRAVE . IN . THE . ABBEY . AND . BURIED . / IN . ST . MARGARET'S . CHURCHYARD . SEPT . 1661 / "KINGDOM . OR . COMMONWEALTH . WERE . LESS . TO . THEE / THAN . TO . CROWN . ENGLAND . QUEEN . O'ER . EVERY . SEA . / STRONG / SAILOR . SLEEPING . SOUND . AS . SLEEP . THE . JUST . / REST . HERE . OUR . ABBEY . KEEPS . NO . WORTHIER . DUST ." LEWIS MORRIS'

Details

Description: Rope twist border, anchors in the lower corners with ribbons inscribed 'TAUNTON', 'SANTA CRUZ'. The plaque dedicates an associated window.
Type: Wall plaque
Position: Nave, north aisle north wall
Materials: Brass

Event

Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Event Date

1657

Event Category

1654-1660 Anglo-Spanish War

People

Blake, Robert
Age: 58
Date of Death: 7/8/1657
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Rank / Occupation: Admiral. General at Sea
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Originally buried in Henry VII Chapel, then exhumed in 1661 and reburied in the churchyard.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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