Description

In the entry for:

(off) NORWOOD ROAD SE27 1. (east side) 5023

TQ 3272 32/713 Tomb of Captain Wimble in West Norwood Memorial Park

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the entry shall be amended to read as follows:

TQ3272 (OFF) NORWOOD ROAD 963-0/32/713 (East side) 27/03/81 West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Capt. John Wimble

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Chest tomb. c1851, designer unknown. Stone. Rectangular, enriched, stepped base, with thick band of carved ship's rope moulding, supporting tomb with paired clasping pillasters, having palmette capitals, at angles supporting a coved cornice with acanthus enrichment. Stepped top surmounted by a sculptured dismasted merchantman. 3 side panels with fine quality relief carvings of ships at sea, two in violent storms; panels inscribed "Ship Maidstone off St. Helena 24 March 1840", "Ship London off Gangan 6th October 1832" and "Ship Florentinia off the Cape 21 June 1825. Wimble spent 34 years at sea before retiring.

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(off) NORWOOD ROAD SE27 1. (east side) 5023 Tomb of Captain Wimble in West Norwood Memorial Park TQ 3272 32/713

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2. d. 1851. Tall sarcophagus with stone ship on top and relief of ships in stormy seas on three side panels.

Listing NGR: TQ3228172067

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