ADM ROBERT BLAKE

UKNIWM Ref: 36171

Address

WESTMINSTER ABBEY
BROAD SANCTUARY
WESTMINSTER
GREATER LONDON
ENGLAND
SW1Y

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Denomination:	CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref:	TQ 300 795

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ ROBERT BLAKE/ ADMIRAL AND GENERAL/ OF THE FLEET - WHO/ TRUSTING IN GOD AND/ IN THE VALOUR OF HIS COUNTRYMEN WROUGHT/ GREAT VICTORIES FOR/ ENGLAND AT SEA AND/ WORTHILY MAINTAINED/ THE HONOUR OF THE NATION/ HE WAS BORN IN 1598/ AT BRIDGWATER & DIED DURING HIS LAST VOYAGE/ HOME ON AUGUST 7TH 1657./ "ONE WHO DESIRED NO GREATER HAPPINESS THAN TO/ BE ACCOUNTED HONEST AND/ FAITHFUL IN HIS EMPLOYMENT"

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
TABLET	STONE - HOPTON WOOD	760MM	1830MM		GOOD

Physical Description

TABLET HAS CARVED AND PAINTED ARMS OF ADM BLAKE ABOVE INSCRIPTION AND A TALL SHIP CARVED IN RELIEF INSIDE A WREATH UNDERNEATH. INSCRIPTION IS IN BLACK AND RED.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	1
Died	1
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	forename > rank > place of birth > year died
What information is listed on the memorial?	rank, year died, forename, place of birth
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	27 February 1945

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	UNKNOWN

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	No
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
GILBERT LEDWARD	SCULPTOR

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:	BOOK: C. MORIARTY, THE SCULPTURE OF GILBERT LEDWARD (2003) 118-19.
Photographs:	Y
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No