Tomb Of Captain George Vancouver In The Churchyard Of St Peter'S Church is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 2000. Tomb.
Tomb Of Captain George Vancouver In The Churchyard Of St Peter'S Church
- WRENN ID
- dusk-fireplace-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 2000
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ1873 PETERSHAM 22/25/10118 Tomb of Captain George Vancouver in the 23-MAR-00 churchyard of St Peter's Church
GV II
Churchyard monument. Tomb to Captain George Vancouver, died 1798. Portland stone arched head and foot stone, set within replaced stone kerb. Headstone inscribed: Captain George Vancouver Died in the Year 1798 Aged 40. Foot stone bears inscription: Restored by the Native Sons of British Columbia Post No.2 (Canada) Maintained by the Late Major J.S. Matthews and the City of Vancouver B.C. (Canada). Listed for its historical associations with George Vancouver, maritime explorer. Wall monument in church, erected 1841 by Hudson's Bay Company provides fuller eulogy. (Catalogue No. 601).
St. Peter's Church, Petersham, London Borough of Richmond. Survey of Churchyard Monuments. Roger Bowdler, HART, English Heritage, August 1999.
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