Date recorded: 10/11/09
Inscription
JOHN DEAKINS
OF SHIRLEY
BORN NOV. 27 1840
DIED DEC. 8, 1897
LONG NIGHTS AND DAYS I HAVE SPENT IN PAIN
TRYING FOR EASE BUT ALL IN VAIN
BUT GOD HE KNEW WHAT TIME WAS BEST
TO EASE MY PAIN AND GIVE ME REST
JESUS CHRIST GIVETH THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY FOREVER
Earliest date (of death): 1897
Type of monument: Triangular Headstone topped with finial, body stone
Dimensions (in millimetres):
a) monument/headstone: height from ground including finial: 1565 breadth: 765..thickness: 105
b) body stone(in two stones): length: 1798 breadth: 440 depth: 80
length: 590 breadth: 300 depth: 80
Orientation of monument/headstone: East facing
Material: Sandstone
Condition: Sound, in place, leaning slightly, some ivy, covered in lichen
Number of surfaces bearing: a) decoration: 1b) inscription: 1
Type of decoration: Headstone, symbolic. Body stone symbolic
Decorative motif/s: Flowers, leaves, vine, columns. Body stone floriated cross
Technique/s used for decoration: High relief, three dimensional. Body stone relief
Condition of decoration: Sound
Technique/s used for inscription: Incised
Condition of inscription: Clear but worn, covered in lichen
Name of mason: C GOUGH KNIGHTON (Illegible in 2010)