Memorial No. | 167 |
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Surname(s) | FORD |
Memorial Type (1) | 1 |
Number Commemorated | 3 |
Material | Iron Table |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 6 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 4 Collapsed. Heavy iron table. 6 ornate cast legs removed by Fife Council for safety - 2006. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 640 x W 1985 x D 950 |
Orientation (2) | UP |
Faces Inscribed (2) | UPWARD |
Technique of Inscription | Raised |
Inscription 1 | TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN FORD AN ONLY SON WHO DIED 4TH MAY 1802 AGED 4 AND OF ISABELLA FORD AN ONLY DAUGHTER WHO DIED 11TH SEPT 1817 AGED 20 THIS PLATE IS INSCRIBED BY THEIR MOURNING AND AFFECTIONATE PARENTS JOHN & ANN FORD |
Inscription 2 | ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THE SAID JOHN FORD LATE PROVOST OF KIRKCALDY WHO DIED 1ST MAY 1820 THIS PLATE IS INSCRIBED BY HIS DISCONSOLATE WIDOW SORROW NOT AS THOSE WHO HAVE NO HOPE. |
(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 19/06/1985 by J HEPBURN
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