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Old Cemeteries
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Plot: | H-15W-81/82 | |
| Name: | Date of Birth DD/MM/YY |
Date of Death DD/MM/YY | |
| Lovett, Joseph Lovett, Catherine |
May 27, 1885 May 30, 1888 | ||
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Direction Monument Faces: | Materials: | |
| 5, 1 | Gray granite, polished red granite | ||
| Faces Inscribed: | |||
| 5, 1 | |||
| Plot Type: | Family | Males: | 1 |
| Condition: | Good | Females | 1 |
| Style of Monument/Gravesite: | |||
| Double-sized ground ledger with 2 red granite ledger stones | |||
| Site Remarks: | |||
| Curbing sinking on SE corner. | |||
| Inscription: | |||
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Southern ledger stone face incised facing S
JOSEPH LOVETT Northern ledger stone face incised facing N
CATHERINE LOVETT | |||
| Description and Condition: | |||
| Large double-sized ground ledger (306 cm length x 245 cm length) raised
25-32 cm off ground. There are 4 corner posts of granite (20 x 18.5 x 50 cm high). The
curbing (16 cm border) is damaged (separated) at NE corner and also sunken. The eastern
curbing has a step and block. On the blocks inscription 'JOSEPH LOVETT' incised faded
but still readable. Ledger top is filled with soil and set at southern and northern ends
are 2 polished red granite ledger stones mounted on granite bases. Southern most stones
grey granite base is 203 x 80 cm. Placed on top is polished red granite (183 L x 61 x 30
cm high) stone. Inscribed vertically at SE corner top is 'G Rudge' the stonemason. On
upper face inscribed facing S is inscription 'JOSEPH LOVETT'. This ledger stone is
angling slightly toward the N. 2nd ledger stone is opposite on N side and is identical to 1st stone except inscription is 'CATHERINE LOVETT'. No further damage evident. | |||