Memorial No. | 295 |
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Surname(s) | PHILP |
Memorial Type (1) | 5 Wall, tall, Gothic Vase on top |
Number Commemorated | 1 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ, but Pinnacles collapsed (vandals) |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 2 Clear but worn |
Dimensions in mm | H 4388 x W 2660 x D 420 |
Orientation (2) | 4 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 4 |
Technique of Inscription | |
Inscription 1 | TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT PHILP LINEN MANUFACTURER IN KIRKALDY WHO DIED ON THE 14TH APRIL 1828 AGED 77 YEARS BY ATTENTION TO BUSINESS AND INTEGRITY IN DEALING HE ACCUMULATED WEALTH THE MOST OF WHICH HE DESTINED TO FORM A PERMANENT CAPITAL |
Inscription 2 | THE PROCEEDS WHEREOF TO BE APPLIED IN EDUCATING AND CLOTHING POOR CHILDREN AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A SUM OF MONEY FOR THIS LAUDABLE PURPOSE HIS FUNDS WERE INVESTED AS LANDS IN THE PARISHES OF STRATHMIGLO - 20,000 COLLESSIE - 19,200 KINGHORN - 39,800 AND ON HERITABLE BONDS - 700 £70,700 THE DEAD IN CHRIST SHALL RISE TO GLORY |
(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 16/08/1991 by R SHARP
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