William Bligh's grave (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
 grave, interesting place, Grade II* Listed (UK)
1817 or shortly after, of Coade stone. Tall, classical sarcophagus, pedimented on all four sides and with angle pilasters and antefixae. Large oval urn on top. Inscription to Admiral Bligh who, as Captain Bligh of the Bounty, brought the breadfruit tree from the Marquesas to the West Indies. It is in the garden of the Museum of Garden History in what was St. Mary-at-Lambeth Church.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bligh
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Coordinates:   51°29'41"N   -0°7'11"E
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