Polar Exploration

Memorial: M5654

Commemorative window at Stockport Town Hall dedicated to Admiral Sir George Back, RN d. 1878

Location

Town Hall, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England

Transcript

‘H.M.S. Terror / Beset in Fox's / Channel. A.D. 1857’.
'Sir George Back, Admiral and / Arctic navigator, was born at / Stockport. A.D. 1796. At the age / of 13 he was taken prisoner / by the French at Deba, and / carried across the Alps on / a donkey, being too young to / march with the other prisoners. / He made two Arctic voyages / under Franklin in 1819 & 1824 / and was in command of two / himself in which few sailors / ever survived more terrible / perils and hardships. In / bravery, intelligence & love / of adventure, he was the / very model of an English Sailor.'

Details

Description: Left hand panel shows HMS 'Terror' beset in the ice in Fox’s Channel. Central panel depicts St George wearing a helmet and carrying a banner inscribed 'FORTITVDO’ in his right hand. His left hand leans on a portrait of Sir George Back. Biographical text on right panel.
Type: Window
Position: Ante room
Materials: Glass
Vessel: HMS ‘Terror'

People

Back, George
Age: 81
Date of Death: 23/6/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral; Arctic explorer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Ann Pares 'The Man who ate his trousers: a narrative of the life of Sir George Back RN 1796-1878’ (opposite p. 204)
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

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