Archbishop relieving the poor, who are also finely executed, and the
clergy of the diocese on the right hand, with the following
inscription:--"Sacred to the memory of Charles Agar, D.D., Earl of
Normanton, and Archbishop of Dublin. He was educated at Westminster
School, and was a student of Christ Church, Oxford; in 1768, he was
consecrated Bishop of Cloyne, in Ireland, and translated from thence to
the Archbishoprick of Cashel, in 1779; in 1795, he was created Baron
Somerton, of Somerton, in the county of Kilkenny, and Viscount Somerton,
in 1800; in the following year he became Archbishop of Dublin, and in the
year 1806, was created Earl of Normanton. He departed this life, July 14,
1809, aged seventy-two years, and rests near this spot, in the same grave
with his uncle, the Right Hon. Wellbore Ellis, Baron Mendip. In the course
of his episcopal labours, not less than seventeen churches, and twenty-two
glebe-houses, for the residence of his clergy, were built under his
direction and assistance; and he erected, principally at his own expense,
the Cathedral Church of Cashel. As a statesman and a prelate, he was an
able and zealous supporter of the religion which he professed and taught,
and of the country at whose councils he assisted. His care for the welfare
of the Church, is testified by the numerous acts of Parliament he framed
for its permanent regulation and support. The perfect state in which his
dioceses were left, and the veneration impressed by his talents and
virtues on the hearts of those over whom he presided, are far nobler
monuments than any which can be erected to his memory."--_Bacon, jun.,
sculptor._
In the window is the following inscription:--"To the memory of the most
affectionate of brothers, GEORGE LINDSAY JOHNSTONE, Esq., this monument is
erected by his afflicted sister." His remains are interred in the South
Cloister. Grief is represented in a mournful posture over a coffin, on the
side of which is a medallion of the deceased.--_Flaxman, sculptor._
ROBERT, Lord CONSTABLE.--On the face of the monument is this
inscription:--"Near this lies the Right Hon. Robert, Lord Constable,
Viscount Dunbar, who departed this life November 23, 1714, in his
sixty-fourth year. Also his second wife, the Right Hon. DOROTHY BRUDENELL,
Countess of Westmoreland, who departed this life January 26, 1739, aged
ninety-one."
Here you pass through the gate.
THOMAS LIVINGSTONE, Viscount Teviot.--The top of this monument is
decorated with the arms, supporters, and crest of this nobleman, and with
military trophies, alluding to his profession of a soldier. On the face of
the monument is a long Latin inscription, showing that he was born in
Holland, but descended from the Livingstones in Scotland; that from his
childhood he was trained to arms; that he attended the Prince of Orange
into Britain as a Colonel of Foot; that he rose to the rank of
Lieutenant-General, and General of the Scotch forces; was made Master of
the Ordnance, and a Privy Councillor; that he secured Scotland to the
King, by one decisive action on the Spey, for which he was advanced to the
dignity of Viscount. He died January 14, 1710, aged sixty.
EDWARD DE CARTERET.--This neat monument is ornamented with cherubs, and
with festoons of leaves and fruit, finely embossed, and was erected to the
child whose name is inscribed upon it, who died in the eighth year of his
age, Oct. 30, 1677. He was son of Sir Edward de Carteret, Gentleman Usher
to Charles II.
PHILIP CARTERET.--Figure of Time, standing on an altar, and holding a
scroll in his hand, whereon are written, in sapphic verse, lines to the
following import, which he is supposed to be repeating:--
"Why flow the mournful Muse's tear,
For thee, cut down in life's full prime?
Why sighs for thee the parent dear,
Cropt by the scythe of hoary time?
Lo! this, my boy's, the common lot;
To me thy memory entrust;
When all that's dear shall be forgot,
I'll guard thy venerable dust.
From age to age, as I proclaim
Thy learning, piety, and truth,
Thy great examples shall enflame,
And emulation raise in youth."
Over all is the bust of the noble youth here alluded to, who was son of
Lord George Carteret, and died a King's scholar, at Westminster, ripe for
the University, March 19, 1710, aged nineteen.--_David, sculptor._
Above is a memorial window put up by friends of the great engineer, ROBERT
STEPHENSON--George Stephenson, Telford, Smeaton, Robert Stephenson, Watt,
Rennie:--Bonha Bridge, over the Nile; William of Wykeham; Britannia Bridge
(tubular), over the Menai Straits; Hiram; Building of the Second Temple;
Bezaleel; Building of the Temple by Solomon; Noah; The Erection of the
Tabernacle; Tubal Cain; Building of the Ark by Noah; Victoria Bridge, over
the St. Lawrence; Sir C. Wren; High Level Bridge at Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Mch. Angelo; The Colosseum at Rome; Archimedes; Building of a Roman
Aqueduct; Euclid; Treasure Cities of Egypt; Cheops; Building of Nineveh.
The next is to the memory of JOSEPH LOCKE, R.A., and President of the
Society of Engineers:--Our Lord in Majesty; The Lord healing the impotent
at Bethesda; Our Lord healing the withered hand; Resurrection of Our Lord;
Our Lord and disciples walking in the corn-field.
Above is a little monument, consisting of an urn over a tablet that has a
Latin inscription, reciting the high character of Sir JAMES STEWART
DENHAM, Bart., who died Nov. 26, 1780, aged sixty-seven.
Suspended by a knot of ribbons, fastened to a pyramid of various-coloured
marble, is a fine medallion, with the words--"HENRY PRIESTMAN, Esq."
round the head. Underneath are naval trophies and sea instruments, most
admirably sculptured, and upon the base an inscription, showing that the
person to whose memory the monument is erected, was Commander-in-Chief of
a squadron of ships of war in the reign of Charles II., a Commissioner of
the Navy, and one of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord
High Admiral of England, in the reign of William III. He died August 20,
1712, aged sixty-five.--_Bird, sculptor._
A rostral column of curiously-veined marble, on which are depicted the
prows of galleys, a Medusa's head, naval and military trophies, &c., with
this short inscription:--"To the memory of JOHN BAKER, Esq., Vice-Admiral
of the White Squadron of the British Fleet, who, when he commanded in the
Mediterranean, died at Port-Mahon, November 20, 1716, aged fifty-six. He
was a brave, judicious, and experienced officer, a sincere friend, and a
true lover of his country. _Manet post funera virtus!_"--_Bird, sculptor._
A monument to the memory of RICHARD MEAD, M.D., on which are his bust and
various emblematical devices, expressive of his great learning and
physical knowledge, for which he was eminent. He was of an ancient family
in Buckinghamshire, was Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty, Fellow of
the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society; a great promoter of
the Foundling Hospital, and well known to the world by his writings. He
died the 14th of March, 1754, aged eighty-one.--_Scheemakers, sculptor._
On the column, on your right hand, is a small tablet erected to the memory
of GILBERT THORNBURGH, Esq., an honest courtier, faithful to his God, his
Prince, and his friends, who died October 6, 1677, aged fifty-six.
In the window is a monument--"To the memory of the Right Honourable
SPENCER PERCEVAL, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and First Lord of the
Treasury. This monument was erected by the Prince Regent and the
Parliament, to record their deep sense of his public and private virtues,
and to mark the nation's abhorrence of the act by which he fell. Born 1st
November, 1762; assassinated within the walls of the House of Commons,
11th May, 1812." In bas-relief he is represented falling into the arms of
the officers of the House of Commons in the lobby of the House, where the
members are seen rushing forward to witness the sad catastrophe: the
second figure to the left represents the assassin (Bellingham). A figure
of Mr. Perceval is lying on a mattress, under which is a sarcophagus, the
figure of power (with the fasces) weeping over him. At his feet are two
figures, Truth (with the mirror), Temperance (the bridle).--_Westmacott,
sculptor._
ROBERT and RICHARD CHOLMONDELEY.--The Latin inscription informs us that
the second and fourth sons of Robert Viscount Cholmondeley, lie here
interred. Robert, a King's scholar, died at fourteen, February 4, 1678;
Richard died June 9, 1680. Both youths of promising genius.
EDWARD MANSELL, eldest son of Sir Edward Mansell, of Margam, in
Glamorganshire, Bart., who died June 20, 1681, aged 15.
Against a pillar, on a tablet of white marble, is a long inscription in
English, setting forth the descent of EDWARD HERBERT, Esq. He was lineally
descended from Sir George Herbert, of Swansea, in Glamorganshire, first
sheriff of that county after the union of the principality of Wales in
1542. He died Sept. 18, 1715, aged twenty-three, leaving one son, Thomas,
then two years old.
A double monument, being two oval tables between three wreathed pillars,
neatly ornamented and inscribed; the first to the memory of WILLIAM
MORGAN, second son of William Morgan, of Tredegar, in Monmouthshire, who
died February 1, 1683, in the nineteenth year of his age; the other,
THOMAS MANSEL, eldest son of Busy Mansel, of Britain's Ferry,
Glamorganshire, who died December 13, 1684, aged thirty-eight.
Mrs. JANE HILL.--This lady, who is here represented on a pedestal, in the
ancient dress of her time, appears by the inscription to have been the
daughter of Thomas Stoteville, of Brinkley, in Cambridgeshire, and wife,
first to Edward Ellis, of Chesterton, and then to Othowell Hill, LL.D.,
and Chancellor of the diocese of Lincoln. She died April 27, 1631, aged
seventy-eight.
In the window above, is a monument to the memory of Miss ANN WHYTELL, who
died 17th August, 1788. Upon an urn are leaning two figures of Innocence
and Peace, having the emblems in their hands, the dove and
olive-branch.--_Bacon, sculptor._
Above is a monument erected--"To the memory of JOHN STEWART, Esq., Captain
in the Royal Navy; son of William Stewart, Esq., of Castle Stewart, in
Wigtownshire, and Euphemia, daughter of Lord Fortros. He entered the Navy
at an early age, and distinguished himself in every rank and branch of the
service, particularly when in command of the Seahorse, of thirty-eight
guns, with which single ship he totally defeated a Turkish squadron, and
captured the Bedere Zaffer, carrying fifty-one guns. He died in London, on
the 25th October, 1811, aged thirty-six years. The knowledge, decision,
and coolness which he displayed as an officer, won him the confidence of
all who served with him; the gaiety and cheerfulness of his temper, the
frankness of his disposition, and the warmth and goodness of his heart,
rendered him the delight of all who approached him, and made his death an
equal loss to private society and to his country."
On the left is a handsome monument of Governor LOTEN, consisting of a
single figure, representing Generosity, attended by a lion, who is
sustaining a medallion, with his portrait upon a pedestal, on which is
inscribed, in Latin, his great character, and the high offices he
exercised over the Dutch settlements in India, where he arrived in the
year 1732; married Henrietta Beaumont, August 24, 1733, who died August
10, 1755. He returned to Europe in 1758, married in England July 4, 1765,
to Lætitia Cotes, of Cotes, in Staffordshire, and died at Utrecht, May
25, 1789, ætatis eighty. The lower inscription is the fifteenth Psalm,
except the last verse, and concludes--"Such was John Gideon
Loten."--_Banks, sculptor._
Mrs. MARY BEAUFOY.--The principal figure is represented in a devout
posture, with cherubs crowning her; on each side are Cupids lamenting the
early decay of virgin beauty; and underneath, the arms of her family,
quarterly, upheld by cherubs. The inscription on the base:--"_Reader!_
whoe'er thou art, let the sight of this tomb imprint on thy mind, that
young and old (without distinction) leave this world; and therefore fail
not to secure the next." This lady was only daughter and heiress of Sir
Henry Beaufoy, of Guy's Cliff, near Warwick, by the Hon. Charlotte Lane,
eldest daughter of George, Lord Viscount Lansborough. She died July 12,
1705.--_Grinling Gibbons, sculptor._
"ROBERT KILLIGREW, of Arwenack, in Cornwall, Esq.; son of Thomas and
Charlotte; Page of Honour to Charles II.; Brigadier-General of Her
Majesty's Forces; killed in Spain, in the battle of Almanza, April 14,
1707, _ætatis suæ_ forty-seven. _Militavit annis_ twenty-four." A fine
piece of sculpture, cut out of one stone. The embellishments are distinct
and very picturesque, and the inscription modest and soldierlike.--_Bird,
sculptor._ In front of this monument Ben Jonson was buried.
On a small tablet is the following inscription:--"In memory of THOMAS
BANKS, Esq., R.A., Sculptor, whose superior abilities in his profession
added a lustre to the arts of his country, and whose character as a man
reflected honour on human nature. His earthly remains were deposited by
his desire on the north side of the churchyard at Paddington. His spirit
is with God. He died Feb. 2, 1805, aged seventy years."
JOHN HUNTER.--The remains of this celebrated anatomist were removed from
the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields to the Abbey in 1859. "The Royal
College of Surgeons of England have placed this Tablet over the grave of
Hunter, to record their admiration of his genius as a gifted interpreter
of the Divine power and wisdom at work in the laws of organic life, and
their grateful veneration for his services to mankind as the founder of
scientific surgery." Born, 1728; died, 1793.
Sir ROBERT WILSON and Lady.--A very fine brass beside that of Hunter. He
was born in 1777, died 1849.
Colonel JAMES BRINGFIELD.--This monument is ornamented with military
trophies, cherubs, &c., and surrounded by a mantling, enclosing a table on
which are written the deceased's military preferments, the manner of his
death and burial, and the praises of his piety and virtue. He was born at
Abingdon, Equerry to Prince George of Denmark, and Aid-de-Camp to the
great Duke of Marlborough; was killed by a cannon ball, as he was
remounting his General on a fresh horse, at the battle of Ramilies, on
Whitsunday, May 12, 1706, and was interred at Barechem, in the province of
Brabant, aged fifty.
One of the windows in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey has
recently been filled with stained glass in memory of the late Mr. BRUNEL.
Along the bottom of the window (which consists of two lights, each 23 feet
6 inches high, and 4 feet wide, surmounted by a quatrefoil opening, 6 feet
6 inches across) is the inscription, "In memory of Isambard Kingdom
Brunel, Civil Engineer. Born April 9, 1806. Died September 15, 1859." Over
this are four allegorical figures (two in each light): Fortitude, Justice,
Faith, and Charity. The upper part of the window consists of six panels,
divided by a pattern-work of lilies and pomegranates. The panels contain
subjects from the history of the Temple. The three subjects in the western
light represent scenes from the Old Testament: viz., the Dedication of the
Temple by Solomon, the Finding of the Book of the Law by Hilkiah, and the
Laying the Foundations of the Second Temple. The subjects in the eastern
light are from the New Testament: viz., Simeon Blessing the Infant
Saviour, Christ Disputing with the Doctors, and the Disciples pointing out
to Christ the Buildings of the Temple. In the heads of the lights are
angels kneeling, and in the quatrefoil is a representation of Our Lord in
Glory, surrounded by angels. The work was placed in the hands of Mr. R.
Norman Shaw, of the firm of Nesfield & Shaw, Architects, who prepared the
general design, arranged the scale of the various figures, and designed
the ornamental pattern work. The figure subjects were drawn by Mr. Henry
Holyday, and the whole design was executed in glass by Messrs. Heaton,
Butler, & Bayne, of Garrick Street, Covent Garden.
"To the memory of WILLIAM LEVINZ, Esq., grandson of Sir Cresswell Levinz,
Knt., who was Attorney-General in the reign of Charles II., and afterwards
one of the Justices of Common Pleas, from which station he was displaced
in the reign of James II. for opposing the dispensing power, and was one
of the counsel for the seven Bishops. William Levinz, the son of Sir
Cresswell, represented the county of Nottingham in Parliament, as did his
son, William Levinz, till the year 1747, when he was appointed a
Commissioner of his Majesty's Customs, and in 1763, Receiver-General of
the said revenue, in which office he died, the 17th of August, 1765, aged
fifty-two years."--_R. Hayward, sculptor._
HENEAGE TWYSDEN.--This monument is to the memory of a young hero slain in
the battle of Blarignies, in Hainault, while Aid-de-Camp to John, Duke of
Argyle, who commanded the right wing of the confederate army. He was the
seventh son of Sir William Twysden, Bart., a youth of the greatest
expectations, had not the fortune of war put an early stop to his rising
merit, in the twenty-ninth year of his age, 1709. Above this are two small
monuments to the memory of two of his brothers, JOSIAH and JOHN. Josiah
was a Captain at the siege of Agremont, in Flanders, and slain by a cannon
shot, in 1708, aged twenty-three. John was a Lieutenant in the Admiral's
ship under Sir Cloudesly Shovel, and perished with him in 1707, aged
twenty-four.
JOHN WOODWARD, M.D.--This is an elegant monument, and the figures most
admirably finished. The head of the deceased (who was Professor of Physic
in Gresham College) in profile, is very masterly, and the lady that holds
it inimitable. The inscription is a kind of panegyric upon the great parts
and learning of the deceased, which entitled him to the distinction he
received. He died in May, 1728, aged sixty-three.--_Scheemakers,
sculptor._
MARTHA PRICE.--This monument is ornamented with festoons of fruit,
flowers, and foliage, and the inscription shows that she was the wife of
Gervase Price, Esq., who served Charles II. in the double capacity of
Sergeant-Trumpeter and Gentleman of the Bows. She died April 7, 1678.
Above is a monument to the memories of Captains HERVEY and HUTT, who were
engaged in the naval action under Lord Howe. It is principally composed of
two colossal figures, Britannia and Fame, placed one on each side a large
vase, on which are portraits of the deceased Captains. Britannia is
decorating the vase with laurel, while Fame is pointing to the names of
the heroes engraven on the base which supports the vase.--_Bacon, jun.,
sculptor._
Beneath is the effigy of ANNE, Countess Dowager of CLANRICKARD, resting
upon a tomb, and under it is the following inscription:--"Here lies the
Right Honourable Anne, Countess Dowager of Clanrickard, eldest daughter of
John Smith, Esq., who is interred near this place. She married first, Hugh
Parker, Esq., eldest son of Sir Henry Parker, of Honington, in the county
of Warwick, Bart., by whom she had the present Sir Henry John Parker,
Bart., three other sons, and three daughters. By her second husband,
Michael, Earl of Clanrickard, of the kingdom of Ireland, the head of the
ancient and noble family of the Burkes, she had Smith, now Earl of
Clanrickard, and two daughters, Lady Anne and Lady Mary. She died January
1, 1732, in her forty-ninth year."
GENERAL LAWRENCE.--This monument was erected at the expense of the East
India Company, in memory of the man who, by the conquest of Pondicherry,
and the defence of Tritchinopoly, reduced the power of the French in the
East, and paved the way for one of the richest empires that ever a trading
people aspired to command, which, however, was in the year 1783, in so
lamentable a situation, wasted by war, and oppressed by European
plunderers, that, from being one of the richest countries in the world, it
became the most deplorable. On the top is an admirable bust of the
General, to which the genius of the Company is pointing, while Fame is
declaring his noble exploits, at the same time holding in her hand a
shield, on which is written:--"For discipline established, fortresses
protected, settlements extended, French and Indian armies defeated, and
peace concluded in the Carnatic." Close under the bust is written: "Born
March 6, 1697; died January 10, 1775." On a table of beautiful marble in
relief, is represented the siege of a great city, and under it is the word
TRITCHINOPOLY.--_Tayler, sculptor._
Up high is a tablet to Colonel JOHN DAVIS, President of the Council of the
Island of St. Christopher, who died December 13, 1725, aged sixty-three.
PENELOPE EGERTON.--The lady for whom this monument was erected, was
daughter of Robert, Lord Nedham, Viscount Kilmurray, and wife of Randolph
Egerton, of Bentley, in Cheshire, an eminent Loyalist, Major-General of
Horse to Charles I., and Lieutenant-Colonel to Charles II.'s own troop of
Guards. She died in child-bed, April 13, 1670.
A tablet placed high above to the memory of JAMES EGERTON, son of
Major-General Egerton, who died April 13, 1687, aged nine years.
The west window is filled with painted glass: the figures of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, and the twelve Patriarchs; the arms of
Sebert, Edward the Confessor, Queen Elizabeth, George II., and Dean
Wilcocks, Bishop of Rochester: date 1735.
In the window at the end of the North Aisle, is a figure in stained glass
(supposed to be Edward the Confessor), but the colours being of water
blue, no particular face can be distinguished.
In the window of the South Aisle, the figure is supposed to be that of
Edward the Black Prince.
North-West Tower.
The Right Honourable CHARLES JAMES FOX is represented on a mattress,
falling into the arms of Liberty. Peace (with the olive branch and dove)
is reclining on his knee. An African thanking him for the part he took in
the cause of Freedom. Born Jan. 24, 1749; died Sept. 13, 1806, aged
fifty-seven.--_Sir Richard Westmacott, sculptor._
In the North-west Tower is a monument to Captain MONTAGUE. He fell with
Captains Hervey and Hutt in Earl Howe's engagement, on the 1st of June,
1794, when a signal and important victory was obtained over the French
fleet. The King and Parliament, in consequence, directed this monument to
be erected. The Captain is represented with his hand resting on his sword;
Victory, alighting, is waving the laurel crown over his head; a trophy of
naval flags hangs over a basso-relievo of prisoners behind; on the front
of this pedestal is the engagement; on the right side is Neptune's
trident, and a crown of oak; on the left, a wreath of laurel containing
the word "Constitution;" the base is guarded by two lions.--_Flaxman,
sculptor._
On the right, upon a pedestal with appropriate emblems, is an exceedingly
animated and life-like bust of the Right Hon. Sir JAMES MACINTOSH, M.P.,
one of the most distinguished men of his time, and who attained to great
eminence in literature, philosophy, history, and politics. He was born at
Aldonric, on the banks of Lochness, Scotland, on the 24th October, 1765;
was knighted in 1804; in 1830 he was appointed to a seat at the Board of
Control, and died 30th May, 1832, regretted (it is said) with more
sincerity, and admired with less envy than any man of his age.--_Theed,
sculptor._
At the back is a monument sacred to the memory of the Honourable GEORGE
AUGUSTUS FREDERICK LAKE, late Lieutenant-Colonel in his Majesty's
twenty-ninth Regiment of Foot, who fell at the head of his Grenadiers, in
driving the enemy from the heights of Roliea, in Portugal, on the 17th of
August, 1808. This stone is erected to his memory by the officers,
non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates of the corps, as a
testimony of their high regard and esteem.--_Smith, sculptor._