29 Selina and John Lewis, Edith Lewis and Mary Pike

Date recorded: 9/9/09

Inscription

1. On inner surface of kerbs

west end: IN LOVING MEMORY OF

north side: SELINA MARTHA LEWIS OF SUNNYSIDE KNUCKLAS WHO DIED JULY 23RD 1952 AGED 83 YEARS

south side: ALSO JOHN LEWIS WHO DIED OCTOBER 8TH 1933 AGED 73 YEARS.

east end: PEACE PERFECT PEACE

2. On tablet:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EDITH LENA LEWIS DIED
1ST MARCH 1985
AGED 83 YEARS

3. On plaque:
MARY PIKE Née LEWIS
1910 – 1991
Much loved Mother and Granny
Always Remembered

 

Earliest date (of death): 1933

Type of monument: Kerbs with posts at corners, white and grey infill chippings. Within the kerbs, at the east end facing west, are a propped-up stone tablet and a free-standing metal plaque.

Dimensions (in millimetres):
kerbs:
height: 205 breadth: 965 thickness: 1982
tablet: height: 265 breadth: 420 thickness: 40
plaque: height:105 breadth: 200 thickness: 7

Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing

Material:
kerbs and tablet:
grey granite (tops of posts and surfaces bearing inscriptions polished)
plaque: bronze

Condition: Sound, in place, slight displacement

Number of surfaces bearing inscription: 6

Technique used for inscription:
kerbs and tablet: incised, painted gold
plaque: raised lettering on painted, black background

Condition of inscription:
kerbs: worn;
tablet: worn;
plaque: mint

Name of mason: No name on monument, but known to be C. Gough

 

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There is a memorial bench to Edith Lena Lewis:

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The inscription reads:

In memory of
EDITH LENA LEWIS
Sunnyside, Knucklas

 



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