Memorial Plaque - Sir Richard Dry


Identifer
ASJ2023.29

Physical Description
Memorial plaque affixed to pillar 3 in south ambulatory.
Inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
SIR RICHARD DRY
BORN IN LAUNCESTON
20TH SEPTEMBER 1815
DIED IN HOBART
2ND AUGUST 1869
Historical Details
Sir Richard Dry [linked] died in 1869. The plaque was affixed to the nave wall in the old church, and relocated nearby when the nave was enlarged in 1938.
Materials
Marble
Dating of Item
1870 to present

Database Date:            Faculty Date:

December 4 2023;
Online Sources

Related Collection
St. John's Church Historical Items
Related Person or Organisation
Richard Dry (Sir)