Memorial: M5969

Window in St Michael’s Church, Horwood, Devon dedicated to Joshua Downing, d. 1899

Location

St Michael's Church, Horwood, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF JOSHUA DOWNING / WHO WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH / MAY 1ST 1856 AND LOST / HIS LIFE BY THE WRECK OF / THE STEAM SHIP STELLA / OFF THE CASQUETS IN THE / CHANNEL ISLANDS / MARCH 30TH 1899. THESE WINDOWS / ARE DEDICATED / BY SOME OF HIS FOLLOW MEMBERS / OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE'

Details

Type: Window dedication plaque
Position: North aisle
Materials: Brass
Vessel: Stella

People

Downing, Joshua
Age: 42
Date of Death: 30/3/1899
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: London Stock Exchange

Extra

Bibliography: John Ovenden and David Shayer 'The wreck of the Stella: Titanic of the Channel Islands' (Guernsey, 1999) p.51.

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Maritime Memorials