Memorial at Christ Church, Newcastle to professional oarsman Robert Chambers d. 1831
Location
Christ Church, Scrogy Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED / BY THE FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS / OF THE LATE / ROBERT CHAMBERS; / WHO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS / UPHELD THE HONOUR OF TYNESIDE / AS AQUATIC CHAMPION OF ENGLAND / HE DIED AT ST ANTHONY'S JUNE 4TH 1868 / AGED 37 YEARS / [East face of dado] BORN JUNE 14TH 1831'
Details
Description: Statue of Chambers (now headless) under gothic canopy.
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1862
Artists: George Burn
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1862
Artists: George Burn
People
Chambers, Robert
Age: 37
Date of Death: 4/6/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Oarsman
Organisation:
Age: 37
Date of Death: 4/6/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Oarsman
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Professional oarsman who died of TB. Rowing a major spectator sport in Tyneside before superceded by football. Memorial erected by public subscription.
Bibliography: Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris 'Public Sculpture in North-East England' (Liverpool University Press, 2000).
Bibliography: Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris 'Public Sculpture in North-East England' (Liverpool University Press, 2000).