Memorial No. | 258 |
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Surname(s) | CHALMERS, PRATT |
Memorial Type (1) | 2 |
Number Commemorated | 4 |
Material | Stone, Sandstone |
Stonemason | |
Number of Components | 1 |
Condition of Monument (3) | 1 Sound, in situ, stone flaking badly. |
Condition of Inscription (4) | 3 Mainly decipherable |
Dimensions in mm | H 1910 x W 1090 x D 100 |
Orientation (2) | 8 |
Faces Inscribed (2) | 8 |
Technique of Inscription | Incised, part italic |
Inscription 1 | ERECTED IN MEMORY --LEXANDER CHALMERS WHO DIED ON THE 22ND APRIL 1820 IN THE ----OF HIS LOV-- TO THE UNIVERS-L REGRET OF HIS NEIGHBOURHOOD- AND DEEP AFFLICTION OF HIS RELATIVES FOR MANY -- DAYS ARE AS GR-- AS A FLOWER OF THE FIELD HE FLOURISHETH FOR |
Inscription 2 | FOR THE WIND PA-- OVER IT AND IT IS GONE AND THE PLACE THEREOF SHALL KNOW IT NO MORE ALSO OF HELEN CHALMERS HIS DAUGHTER WHO DIED 1ST JUNE 1825 AGED 14 MONTHS ALSO OF HELEN PRATT HIS WIFE BORN 22ND NOVR. 1789 DIED 26TH NOVR. 1877 ELIZABETH HALL CHALMERS BORN 5TH MARCH 1822 DIED 20TH JUNE 1885 |
(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 20/06/1983 by R SHARP
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