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Latitude: 51.4322 / 51°25'55"N
Longitude: -0.0985 / 0°5'54"W
OS Eastings: 532281
OS Northings: 172067
OS Grid: TQ322720
Mapcode National: GBR GS.HW1
Mapcode Global: VHGRD.78TF
Plus Code: 9C3XCWJ2+VJ
Entry Name: West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Captin John Wimble
Listing Date: 27 March 1981
Last Amended: 21 April 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1065020
English Heritage Legacy ID: 204505
ID on this website: 101065020
Location: West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, West Norwood, Lambeth, London, SE27
County: London
District: Lambeth
Electoral Ward/Division: Gipsy Hill
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Lambeth
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: West Norwood St Luke
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: Memorial
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
II
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
GV II
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
II
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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