Date recorded: 10/10/09
Inscription
Panel 1
TO THE MEMORY OF
SARAH, WIFE OF
THOMAS DEAKINS
of BROOK HOUSE
WHO DIED MAY 20
1879
AGED 78 YEARS
Panel 2
TO THE MEMORY OF
THOMAS DEAKINS
of BROOK HOUSE
WHO DIED MAY 30
1883
AGED 77 YEARS
Illegible inscription below
Also wording on book at top of stone virtually illegible
Earliest date (of death): 1879
Type of monument: Sinuous topped headstone. 2/3 sunken panels divided by ropework carving.
Dimensions (in millimetres):
monument/headstone: height: 1435 breadth: 780 thickness: 100
Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing
Material: Sandstone
Condition: Sound, in place, broken
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 1..b) inscription: 1
Type of decoration: Symbolic
Decorative motif/s: Flowers, leaves, book, ropework
Technique/s used for decoration: High relief
Condition of decoration: Worn, partly broken off
Technique/s used for inscription: Incised
Condition of inscription: Mostly decipherable
Notes: In parish register Sarah died May 30th, age 78.