Memorial No. | 262 (Related memorials: 260, 261) |
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Surname(s) | SPEARS, GIBSON |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall mounted |
Number Commemorated | 2 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ, part of triple family memorial and in enclosure |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable |
Dimensions in mm | H 1780 x W 720 x D 150 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 8 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised |
Inscription 1 | IN MEMORY OF ---BERT SP--- SON OF THOMAS SPEA--- AND MARGARET ---- DIED 25TH SEPTEMBER --- AGED 67 YEARS AND IS BURIED IN HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY LONDON --- |
Inscription 2 | ALEXANDER GIBSON M.A. ADVOCATE, EDINBURGH THE ONLY OTHER CHILD OF DAVID GIBSON AND HELEN SPEARS DIED 9TH MARCH 1887 AGED 43 YEARS AND IS BURIED IN WARRISTON CEMETERY EDINBURGH. |
(1) : 1 Flat, 2 Head, 3 Tomb, 4 Foot, 5. Other
(2) : 1 North, 2 North East, 3 East, 4 South East, 5 South, 6 South West, 7 West, 8 North West
(3) : 1 Sound in situ, 2 Sound displaced, 3 Leaning or falling apart, 4 collapsed, 5 Overgrown
(4) : 1 Mint, 2 Clear but worn, 3 Mainly decipherable, 4 Traces, 5 Illegible or destroyed
Information recorded 13/09/1983 by R SHARP
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