185 Sarah Preece

Date recorded: 10/10/09

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
SARAH JANE ETHEL,
DAUGHTER OF JOHN, AND
ELEANOR PREECE.
DIED FEB.R 24TH 1892,
AGED 6 YEARS.
WRITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

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Earliest date (of death): 1892

Type of monument: Latin cross with 1 step on a base stone, kerbs

Dimensions (in millimetres):

    monument/headstone: height: 805 breadth: 380 (base, upper step) thickness: 288

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: , Small incised cross in centre of stone cross

Technique/s used for decoration: Incised

Condition of decoration: Sound

Technique/s used for inscription: Incised

Condition of inscription: Clear but worn

Name of mason: None

Notes: There is a stone cube beside this monument (south side) which appears to have no inscription/decoration and may be displaced from elsewhere.

One piece of moulded kerb (890cm) remains on the west side of the monument which abuts kerb of same design for monument 184. Kerbs from this area are known to have been removed when the new path was built and are now used as borders for the Gardens of Remembrance.



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