Date recorded: 10/11/09
Inscription
In
Loving Memory
of
EDWARD DEAKINS,
(LATE OF PIPE ASTON,)
WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 29TH 1910,
AGED 72 YEARS,
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
Earliest date (of death): 1910
Type of monument: Headstone, flat topped with round central feature, body stone
Dimensions (in millimetres):
a) monument/headstone: height: 1480..breadth: 765 approx thickness: 120
b) bodystone: length: 1780 breadth: 440 depth: 80
Orientation of monument/headstone: East Facing
Material: Granite, body stone Sandstone
Condition: Sound, in place. Body stone sound and overgrown
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: front b) inscription: front. Body stone top surface
Type of decoration: Foliage. Body stone – sunken circle with raised simple flower
Decorative motif/s: Leaves
Technique/s used for decoration: Incised and relief
Condition of decoration: Sound
Technique/s used for inscription: Incised
Condition of inscription: Clear but worn, decipherable
Name of mason: E.GOUGH