Date recorded: 10/9/09
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOMAS POWELL
CASTLE GARDENS
WHO DIED NOVER 16TH 1911
AGED 74 YEARS
—–
A BITTER GRIEF A SHOCK SEVERE
TO PART WITH ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR.
OUR LOSS IS GREAT WE’LL NOT COMPLAIN
BUT TRUST IN CHRIST TO MEET AGAIN
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Earliest date (of death): 1911
Type of monument: Pointed headstone
Dimensions (in millimetres):
monument/headstone: height: 1600 breadth: 735 thickness: 90
Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing
Material: Sandstone?
Condition: Sound, in place, leaning slightly
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 1 b) inscription: 1
Type of decoration: Symbolic
Decorative motif/s: Vine, bird (dove)
Technique/s used for decoration: Relief and high relief
Condition of decoration: Sound
Technique/s used for inscription: Incised
Condition of inscription: decipherable
Name of mason: E. GOUGH
Notes: The decoration and inscription are covered in lichen to a considerable extent.