Beacon Hill Benefice

Date recorded: 8/9/09

Inscription:
In Loving Memory
of
THOMAS LEWIS,
<OF KNUCKLASS,>
DIED MARCH 24^TH 1902,
AGED 90 YEARS.
——
ALSO JANE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
DIED APRIL 19^TH 1916,
AGED 88 YEARS.
—–
THOU ART GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE
LOVING THOUGHTS SHALL EVER LINGER
ROUND THE PLACE WHERE THOU ART LAID (‘round’ indistinct)

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Earliest date (of death): 1902

Type of monument: Pointed headstone

Dimensions (in millimetres):

  monument/headstone: height: 1510  breadth: 760  thickness: 100

Orientation of monument/headstone: West facing

Material: Sandstone

Condition: Sound, in place

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

Type of decoration: Symbolic

Decorative motif/s: Flowers, leaves, vine

Technique/s used for decoration: Incised, relief, high relief

Condition of decoration: Sound, slightly worn

Technique/s used for inscription: Incised

Condition of inscription: Mostly decipherable

Name of mason: C_ GOUGH