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Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez
Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez

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A sculpted memorial on what appears to be a slate backing. It is mainly rectangular but with a cusp below on which are two ships. Either side of the plaque are two women, on the right she is leaning on an anchor, on the left she holds a sword. The whole is surmounted by the family coat of arms. James Saumarez was 1st Baron de Saumarez, GCB, and was an admiral of the British Royal Navy fighting briefly alongside Nelson.
Title

Monument to Rt Hon. James Saumarez, Lord de Saumarez

Medium

marble & slate

Accession number

GY1_LS_S016

Acquisition method

commissioned by his widow and four surviving children

Work type

Relief

Custodian

Town Church

Work status

extant

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

church opening times

Signature/marks description

Whitelaw, New Road, Fizroy Square, London

Inscription description

the memorial lists his honours: Admiral of the Red, Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword of Sweden, General of Marines, Elder Brother of the Trinity House, a Baronet and D.C.L of Oxford University; the rest of the plaque provides a detail account of his military history.

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Located at

Fountain Street, St Peter Port

GY1 1HE

Located inside Town Church, on the wall above the south aisle.