Location
On the north wall of the Chapel of St. Thomas (see Cathedral Plan).
Memorial
Grave
Grave
Inscription
To the honor of God and in memory of George Rake, Architect, Portsmouth
this window was erected by his friends. Easter Day 1886.
this window was erected by his friends. Easter Day 1886.
Further Information
George Rake was one of the most important of the Victorian architects. He worked with Thomas Ellis Owen before setting up his own practice. His star apprentice was Arthur Edward Cogswell and together they were responsible for such buildings as Kingston Prison.
George Rake is buried in Highland Road Cemetery. The inscription on the gravestone is as follows:-
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GEORGE RAKE
ARCHITECT IN THIS BOROUGH
BY WHOM MANY OF ITS MOST
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED
BORN AT UCKFIELD SUSSEX
25TH FEBRUARY 1829
DIED AT PORTSMOUTH
30TH NOVEMBER 1885
BELOVED AND ESTEEMED BY ALL
CLASSESS OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN
THIS TOMB
WAS PLACED HERE BY MANY OF HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS
ALSO OF
SARAH RAKE
THE WELL BELOVED AND
AFFECTIONATE WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT PORTSMOUTH
MARCH 17TH 1885 AGED 56 YEARS
ALSO OF ELLEN LOUISA
THE DEARLY LOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT CHISWICK 16TH AUGUST 1910
AT REST
GEORGE RAKE
ARCHITECT IN THIS BOROUGH
BY WHOM MANY OF ITS MOST
IMPORTANT BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED
BORN AT UCKFIELD SUSSEX
25TH FEBRUARY 1829
DIED AT PORTSMOUTH
30TH NOVEMBER 1885
BELOVED AND ESTEEMED BY ALL
CLASSESS OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN
THIS TOMB
WAS PLACED HERE BY MANY OF HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS
ALSO OF
SARAH RAKE
THE WELL BELOVED AND
AFFECTIONATE WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT PORTSMOUTH
MARCH 17TH 1885 AGED 56 YEARS
ALSO OF ELLEN LOUISA
THE DEARLY LOVED DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT CHISWICK 16TH AUGUST 1910
AT REST
