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Col Sir Henry Walton Ellis - Worcester Cathedral

Col Sir Henry Walton Ellis - Worcester Cathedral

This monument placed by the officers and men of the royal Welch Fusiliers is by John Bacon Jr . It depicts Col Sir Henry Walton Ellis falling from his horse, with Victory crowning him with a Laurel wreath.

 

 

Sarah Morley monument - Gloucester Cathedral.

Sarah Morley monument - Gloucester Cathedral.

This monument by John Flaxman is to Sarah Morley (d1784) who died a few days after giving birth whilst travelling back to England from India. Both Sarah and her child were buried at sea.

  

 

Thomas Street - Worcester Cathedral

Thomas Street - Worcester Cathedral

This memorial to Sir Thomas Street (d1696) is the work of the sculptor Joseph Wilton a founding member of the Royal Academy, and was made around 1774.

 

 

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