Cast Iron Grave Markers - Newtown Linford

This one is way off my stated period of interest. But I hadn't seen anything like it before, so I thought I'd share it. A pair of cast iron grave markers in All Saints Churchyard, Newtown Linford.

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF

MARY ANN BUTHAWAY

DIED DECEMBER 25th 1901

ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS

OF THE NEWTOWN LINFORD

MOTHERS UNION

 

 

IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF

SAMUEL BUTHAWAY

WHO DIED

OCTOBER 18TH 1911

AGED 69 YEARS

REST AFTER WEIRINESS

PEACE AFTER PAIN