Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15999

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Current location

St Ann's Church
St. Ann's Square
Manchester
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 7JB
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83774 98357
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • St James' Church
    George Street
    Manchester
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Triangular arched, pedimented white marble tablet on a shaped stone backboard, with the badge of the Royal Navy carved in the arch, with an explanatory brass plaque beneath. The incised inscription has been blacked.
Inscription
On the tablet: In Loving Memory of/ Robert George Herbert Lockwood, RN/ Assistant Paymaster HMS "Implacable"/ Only son of the Rector of this Parish/ who entered into rest at Malta October 20th 1905/ Aged 21 years./ "So he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be."/ Erected by the choir, Congregation and Scholars. On the brass plaque: The above memorial was originally/ erected in St James' Church, George/ Street, Manchester but upon the/ demolition of that Church in 1930/ the memorial was re-erected in this place.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hopwood, Robert George Herbert
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Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, service, rank, unit, relationship, manner, country, and date of death, age
    Order of information: As above
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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