Window in St Martin’s Church, Little Waltham, Essex commemorating Admiral Edward Bird d. 1881
Location
St Martin's Church, Little Waltham, Essex, England
Transcript
'To . the Glory . of . God . and . in memory of / Admiral . Edward . Joseph . Bird / born . August . 15th . 1799 . died / November 3rd . 1881', 'S: Martin', 'S; Alban' [Gothic letters on lower part of window]
Details
Description: Figures of St Martin dividing his coat with the beggar, and St Alban holding a martyr's palm and a processional cross, both wearing gothic armour. In the tracery above, the shield of St Catherine, as for St Catherine's College Cambridge, and the shield of St Alban. Both saints within gothic architectural canopies and bases.
Type: Window
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: Stone, lead, stained and painted glass
Date Erected: 1884
Artists: Alfred O. Hemming
Type: Window
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: Stone, lead, stained and painted glass
Date Erected: 1884
Artists: Alfred O. Hemming
People
Bird, Edward Joseph
Age: 82
Date of Death: 3/11/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 82
Date of Death: 3/11/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Bird was Lieutenant on 'Erebus' in the Antarctic expedition of 1839, and Captain of 'Investigator' in the search for Sir John Franklin.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 23/02/2002
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 23/02/2002