Monumental Inscription Detail

Place:

St Peter, East Blatchington

Inscription:

THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE TO THE MEMORY OF
THE FAMOUS AERONAUT
Henry Tracey Corwell
FOR MANY YEARS A RESIDENT OF THIS PARISH
Died Jan. 5, 1900. Aged 81 years
OF THE MANY REMARKABLE BALLOON ASCENTS MADE BY HIM
FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES DURING HIS LONG CAREER
THE MOST NOTABLE WAS FROM WOLVERHAMPTON, SEPTEMBER 1882
WHEN HE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF SEVEN MILES
THE GREATEST HEIGHT EVER ATTAINED BY MAN.
ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW.

Monument details:

Type: Stone Tablet.

Monument Condition: Unknown.

Inscription Condition: Unknown.

Person commemorated (or mentioned):

Last name: Corwell.

First Name(s): Henry Tracey.

Birth date: Not given.

Death date: 05 Jan 1900.

Age: 81.

Comments:

The stone plaque also contains arms.

Transcription details:

Transcribed by: Mark Collins.

Batch: Unknown.

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