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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Hams
Town
Totnes
County
Devon
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45993

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Current location

IN THE SOUTH AISLE
WEST OF THE DOOR
ST MARYS CHURCH
High Street
Totnes
South Hams
Devon
TQ9 5QQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SX 80217 60471
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED WHITE MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A BLACK MARBLE BACKBOARD. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING PILASTERS WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN FLANK THE INSCRIPTION AND COLOURED ACHIEVEMENT IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE TABLET
Inscription
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/ CHRISTOPHER FARWELL ESQ./ LATE MAJOR IN H.M. REGT./ OF 4TH (OR ROYAL IRISH) DRAGOON GUARDS,/ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE/ 7TH JUNE 1837,/ IN THE 62ND YEAR OF HIS AGE./ ALSO OF ELIZABETH THE WIFE OF THE ABOVE/ CHRISTOPHER FARWELL,/ (WHO DIED AT PAIGNTON)/ ON THE 27TH 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1862/ AGED 83 YEARS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth C 30MM, height C 1000MM, width C 1100MM
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1996: SOME WATER STAINING IMMEDIATLEY BELOW THE ACHIEVEMENT 1896: MEMORIAL MOVED FROM THE NORTH CHAPEL
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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