Date recorded: 10/10/09
Inscription
(On East Face)
In Loving Memory of (decorative lettering)
JOHN GEORGE DEAKINS,
CASTLE INN KNUCKLAS,
DIED FEBRY 21ST 1897,
AGED 36 YEARS.
HE WEAKENED MY STRENGTH IN THE WAY,
AND SHORTENED MY DAYS.
(On South Face)
ALSO GEORGE ERNEST,
SON OF JOHN GEORGE DEAKINS,
DIED JAN.RY 20.TH 1921,
AGED 30 YEARS.
FOR EVERY ONE HE DID HIS BEST,
GOD GIVE HIM ETERNAL REST.
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Earliest date (of death): 1897
Type of monument: Latin cross, 1 step base
Dimensions (in millimetres):
monument/headstone: height: 1850 breadth: 600 thickness: 560
Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing
Material: White Marble, sandstone base.
Condition: Sound, in place
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 1 b) inscription: 2
Type of decoration: Symbolic
Decorative motif/s: Lily, X below first line of inscription
Technique/s used for decoration: Relief
Condition of decoration: Sound
Technique/s used for inscription: Leaded appliqué
Condition of inscription: Clear but worn
Name of mason: E. – – – – H? KNIGHTON