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Matthew Webb memorial

Bust · Dover, Kent

Depicts Matthew Webb

Matthew Webb memorial© Gerd FahrenhorstCC BY 4.0

Where

At Marine Parade

Dover, Kent
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Inscription

CAPT MATTHEW WEBB BORN DAWLEY 1848 DIED NIAGARA 1883 SWAM FROM DOVER TO CALAIS AUG 24-25 1875 ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1910

The name (1)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. Capt Matthew Webb

    CAPT MATTHEW WEBB

    Born 1848; died 1883

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    Cite this name

    Matthew Webb memorial (Dover, Kent, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "CAPT MATTHEW WEBB"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2045/ : accessed 8 November 2026).

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    Read from: File:Captain Matthew Webb memorial, Dover.jpg

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About this memorial

Erected
1910
Made by
Francis William Doyle-Jones

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