168 John & John & Naomi Harding

Date recorded: 10/10/09

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
(JOHN HARDING)
(OF) LLANGWYN IN THIS PARISH
WHO DIED SEP(T) 7 189(0)
AGED 62 YEARS

ALSO OF
JOHN SON OF THE ABOVE
(WHO) DIED JUNE 28 1896
AGED 27 YEARS
THY WILL BE DONE

ALSO OF NAOMI
DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED SEP (23) 1907
AGED 26 YEARS

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Earliest date (of death): 1890

Type of monument: Pointed topped headstone with moulded indents

Dimensions (in millimetres):

  a) monument/headstone: height: 1565  breadth: 790  thickness: 104

  b) North Body stone: length: 1700  breadth: 500  thickness:

  c) South Body stone: length: 1670  breadth: 470  thickness:

  d) footstone – more northerly: height: 275  breadth: 250  thickness: 75

  e) footstone – more southerly: height: 280  breadth: 250  thickness: 75

Orientation of monument/headstone: East Facing

Material: Sandstone

Condition: Sound in place, leaning

Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 3  b) inscription: 1

Type of decoration: Symbolic, architectural

Decorative motif/s: angel, flowers, leaves, moulded indents

Technique/s used for decoration: Relief

Condition of decoration: Sound, worn

Technique/s used for inscription: incised

Condition of inscription: Mostly decipherable – much lichen

Name of mason: No

Notes:  Completed with aid of Parish Register.  Details in parentheses not really legible, quite a lot of the detail deduced.

Naomi died Sept 25th according to Parish Register

There are two body stones.

South body stone – there may be some crumbling of stone at foot.

Both body stones have slightly raised gothic cross carved upon them.

There are two foot stones one at each base of the body stones. They have slightly curved heads. They are leaning towards each other.

Height of footstones is from ground level

 



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