Date recorded: 10/9/09
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
SARAH SMALLMAN
THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS TUDGE
OF UPPER HALL
WHO ENTERED INTO REST AUGUST 2? 1890
IN HER 71ST YEAR
BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE
ALSO OF
THOMAS TUDGE
OF UPPER HALL
WHO DIED MAY 12. 1893
AGED 86 YEARS
FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING
LEAVE ME NOW THY SERVANT SLEEPING
On Cross
AT REST
Earliest date (of death): 1890
Type of monument: Low flat topped monument on base and step with desk and scroll at head and Latin cross at foot and low railings.
Dimensions (in millimetres):
monument/headstone: height: 725 breadth: 1030 thickness: 2090
Orientation of monument/headstone: West facing
Material: Sandstone. Desk, scroll and cross in white marble.
Condition: Sound in place
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 2 b) inscription: 3
Decorative motif/s: scrollwork
Technique/s used for inscription: incised on monument, lead appliqué on cross and desk
Condition of inscription: clear but worn on monument and cross, mostly decipherable on desk