Iffley Church West Window!
The west window in Iffley Church is in memory of Bartholomew Eliot George Warburton (1810–1852), usually known as Eliot Warburton. He was an Irish traveller and novelist, born near Tullamore, Ireland. In 1852 he was sent by the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company to explore the isthmus of Darién and to negotiate friendly relations between the company and the local Indian tribes. He sailed on this mission aboard the steamship RMS Amazon, and died along with about 110 other passengers and crew when the Amazon caught fire and sank on 4 January 1852 in the Bay of Biscay.
Iffley Church West Window!
The west window in Iffley Church is in memory of Bartholomew Eliot George Warburton (1810–1852), usually known as Eliot Warburton. He was an Irish traveller and novelist, born near Tullamore, Ireland. In 1852 he was sent by the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company to explore the isthmus of Darién and to negotiate friendly relations between the company and the local Indian tribes. He sailed on this mission aboard the steamship RMS Amazon, and died along with about 110 other passengers and crew when the Amazon caught fire and sank on 4 January 1852 in the Bay of Biscay.