Memorial No. | 102 |
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Surname(s) | BIRD, SAUNDERS |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Obelisk |
Number Commemorated | 7 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 3 Leaning. Wreath of draped roses on top. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable |
Dimensions in mm | H 1450 x W 540 x D 540 |
Orientation (2) | 2 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 2 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised. 'A' letter has no crossbar. |
Inscription 1 | THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY ANDREW BIRD IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALISON SAUNDERS HIS WIFE WHO DIED ON THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL 1832 AGED FIFTY YEARS; OF |
Inscription 2 | JAMES, GEORGE, ROBERT AND ANDREW HIS SONS; AND OF JEMIMA AND GRACE HIS DAUGHTERS SLEEPE AFTER TOYLE PORT AFTER STORMIE SEAS EASE AFTER WARRE DEATH AFTER LIFE DOES GREATLY PLEASE (on plinth) 9 x 8 |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 27/06/1983 by W & E MATHIESON
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