Wall monument at St James’s Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, commemorating Captain John Urry RN d. 1802
Location
St James's Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
Transcript
'SACRED to the Memory of Captain JOHN URRY of the ROYAL NAVY, / whose honored Remains, with those of an amiable Consort and only Son, / are deposited near this Spot, / In Testimony of the most sincere Esteem and Regard / for the Family of so valuable and worthy a Friend, this tablet was erected in the Year 1802 / by Vice-Admiral BIGGS / "I venerate the Man, whose Heart is warm / Whose Hands are pure, whose Life and whose Professions / Coincident, exhibit lucid Proof / That he is honest in a virtuous Cause! / To such I tender more that mere Respect / Whose actions say that they respect themselves"'
Details
Type: Wall monument
Position: Chancel north wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Joseph Nollekens
People
Age:
Date of Death: 1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)