Monument to Vice Admiral Robert Fitzroy in All Saints' Churchyard
Church of All Saints, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 3EP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1252999
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1995
- Statutory Address:
- Church of All Saints, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 3EP
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- Date:
- 1999-09-03
- Reference:
- IOE01/00287/20
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1252999
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1995
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of All Saints, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 3EP
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of All Saints, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 3EP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Croydon (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33127 69764
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/04/2018
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BEULAH HILL
Monument to Vice- Admiral Robert Fitzroy in All Saints' Churchyard
II
Railed monument with headstone and footstone c.1865 to Vice-Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865). This comprises a cast-iron railed enclosure with spear rails and dog rails on stone plinth. Headstone with curved top incorporates roundel with cross held by anchor. Replaced footstone of 1985 commemorates the fact that Fitzroy was first head of the Meteorological Office in 1854. His wife Maria Isabella (d.1889) and daughter Laura Maria Elizabeth Fitzroy (d.1943) were also buried here. Vice-Admiral Fitzroy was captain of the 'Beagle' during Charles Darwin's first voyage (1831-36). He was responsible for many meteorological discoveries and was first head of the Meteorogical Office in 1854. He was Governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.
Listing NGR: TQ3312769764
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- Legacy System number:
- 436119
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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