187 Richard and Jane Preece

Date recorded: 10/10/09

Inscription

In Loving
Memory

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RICHARD PREECE
(OF KNUCKLAS)
WHO DIED JUNE 9TH 1907
AGED 89 YEARS.

ALSO JANE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JANRY 7TH 1907.
AGED 75 YEARS
BRIGHT IS HER GLORY NOW,
BOUNDLESS HER JOY ABOVE;
WHERE ON THE BOSOM OF HER GOD
SHE RESTS IN PERFECT LOVE.

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Earliest date (of death): 1907

Type of monument: Headstone, sinuous top, kerbs

Dimensions (in millimetres):

    monument/headstone: height: 1525 breadth: 760 thickness: 76

Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing

Material: White marble

Condition: Sound, in place, very slight backwards lean

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

Type of decoration: Symbolic

Decorative motif/s: Flowers & leaves

Technique/s used for decoration: high relief

Condition of decoration: Sound

Technique/s used for inscription: Lead appliqué

Condition of inscription: Mint

Name of mason: E.GOUGH

Notes: Inscription is on raised carved panel.

Kerbs of monument nos. 185, 186, 187 displaced – some were moved when path built and used to edge Garden of Remembrance (source of information Dr Ackerman)

 



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