Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
North Warwickshire
Town
Atherstone
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83739

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Current location

St Marys
Market Square
Atherstone
North Warwickshire
Warwickshire
CV9 1EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 30852 97969
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE TABLET IN THE SHAPE OF A CHURCH WINDOW, WALL MOUNTED, AT THE TOP IS AN IMAGE OF THE WARWICKSHIRE STAG EMBLEM, BELOW WHICH IS A FAMILY HERALDIC SHIELD AND RIBBON SCROLL, AND INSCRIBED TEXT, IN GOLD AND BLACK, WITH THE CAPITALS PICKED OUT IN RED.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF THOMAS POWER, ESQUIRE OF POLESWORTH IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY WHO DIED IN GUERNSEY ON THE 27th OF FEBUARY 1837 AGED 65 YEARS. HIS REMAINS WERE BURIED IN THE FOREST CHURCH IN THAT ISLAND. (FOLLOWED BY A COMMEMORATION TO HIS CONSORT MARY POWER WHO DIED 1850).
Inscription legible?
yes
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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