Location
On the west facing wall adjacent to the pulpit.
 

Memorial
Joseph Sewell Blake MA
 
Portrait
Portrait of JS Blake
Transcription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
JOSEPH
SEWELL BLAKE M.A.
BORN 10 AUGUST 1839
AT REST 4 JULY 1921
VICAR OF THIS PARISH
FOR 40 YEARS
HONORARY CANON OF
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
RURAL DEAN OF PORTSMOUTH
A BELOVED AND FAITHFUL
PASTOR, A DILIGENT WORKER
A TRUE FRIEND
 
He that doeth the will of God
abideth for ever.

 

Further Information
 
Joseph Sewell Blake was the second vicar of this church and served from 1869 to 1909.
 
See the memorial plaque to Emmeline Blake, his wife and the chair in his name, also in this church.


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